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Edouard Vuillard

1897–98 · Oil on cardboard · Modern and Contemporary Art

The intimacy of a shaded grove surrounded by dark tree trunks gives this outdoor scene the look of an interior. The woman on the right is Misia Natanson (née Godebska, 1872–1903), who appeared in many of Vuillard's paintings as well as in works by Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, and Renoir. Vuillard made three versions of this gloomy scene, all of which were in his studio at his death.

Artist

Edouard Vuillard

Date

1897–98

Medium

Oil on cardboard

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998