Théodore Duret
1912 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This portrait depicts the influential French art critic and collector Théodore Duret in his study, surrounded by stacks of papers and works of art. It is a work by the French painter Édouard Vuillard, known for his intimate interior scenes.
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Théodore Duret was a crucial figure in the promotion of Impressionism and Japanese art in France, having famously befriended Manet and Whistler. This portrait captures the intellectual environment of a man who was instrumental in shifting the course of modern art history, showing him surrounded by the very materials of his critical work.
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Théodore Duret
Édouard Vuillard, 1912
