At Table

1893

Not on view

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

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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