Woman Sitting by the Fireside
1894 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This intimate interior scene depicts a woman seated beside a fireplace, rendered with the artist's characteristic textured application of paint. It is a quintessential example of the Intimist style for which Vuillard became known.
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Édouard Vuillard was a leading member of 'Les Nabis', a group of post-impressionist avant-garde artists who placed great emphasis on design and symbolic meaning. He is particularly celebrated for his 'Intimist' paintings, which transformed everyday, mundane domestic moments into evocative, decorative compositions through his distinct, tapestry-like handling of paint.
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Woman Sitting by the Fireside
Édouard Vuillard, 1894
