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At Table

1893
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 828
Vuillard is best known for his small, poetic, and dimly lit intimiste interiors of the 1890s. The setting of these works were the modest Parisian apartments that the artist shared with his sisters and his mother, and from which the latter operated her corset-making business. The two women depicted here are in mourning for the family's matriarch, grand-mère Michaud. It has been suggested that the young man is Julien Mangnin, a friend of Vuillard's from their school days, who dropped in to cheer up the women.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: At Table
  • Artist: Edouard Vuillard (French, Cuiseaux 1868–1940 La Baule)
  • Date: 1893
  • Medium: Oil on cardboard
  • Dimensions: 12 × 10 1/2 in. (30.5 × 26.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
  • Object Number: 1984.433.25
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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