A reading woman. Evening. 1895. Oil on canvas, 60,9×50,8. Private collection.
French painter, graphic artist and decorator Eduard Vuillard graduated from the lyceum of Condoret in Paris, studied at the workshop of Maillard and at the Academy of Julian. In 1892 he joined the Nabi group, collaborated with the symbolic magazine La Revue Blanche. In the 1890’s, the artist wrote scenery for avant-garde theaters. The formation of Vuillard’s creative manner was greatly influenced by the art of Japanese engraving and painting by P. Gauguin.
Vuillard had a heightened sense of color and decorativeness. His works combined the maximum generalization of the form and bright color patches, forming an exquisite harmonious picture. The plane solutions used allowed the artist to connect characters and objects in a single, emphatically decorative interior space that unites the world of man and surrounding objects.
Such is the picture presented in the album, in which the harmoniously correlated colors, almost “washed out” forms create a general mood, a feeling of deeply personal memories, feelings, detached from the chaos of the outside world. His favorite technique was pastel. Other famous works: “In bed.” 1891. The Musee d’Orsay, Paris; “Married life”. OK. 1900. Private collection, Paris; “Ladies Natanson for embroidering on the veranda.” 1913. The Musee d’Orsay, Paris.
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