Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
French artist Edouard Vuillard was known for depicting intimate glimpses of Parisian life around the turn of the 20th century. His figurative prints, drawings and figurative paintings were concerned not just with their subjects but with the private surroundings of their homes and gardens. Vuillard was strongly influenced by Postimpressionist painters like Paul Gauguin.
Vuillard was born in the French commune of Cuiseaux in 1868. His family moved to Paris in 1877, and six years later, he received a scholarship to study at the prestigious Lycée Fontaine (now called the Lycée Condorcet). He graduated in 1885, joined the studio of painter Diogène Maillart and enrolled in courses at Académie Julian. Two years later, he was also accepted to the École des Beaux-Arts.
In 1889, the young Vuillard began meeting with a group of Symbolist painters and mystics known as Les Nabis (the prophets). For the subsequent decade, he was a prominent member of the group. During this period, Les Nabis and Vuillard himself were influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, featuring a blending of shapes and colors and a shallow depth of field. Any figures in the paintings seemed to meld into the background, and the loose brushwork prefigured the advent of abstract art.
Les Nabis broke up in 1900, and Vuillard's work took on a brighter and more colorful appeal. He turned his attention to painting gardens, joining a rich tradition of French garden painters. Vuillard was nominated for the Légion d'honneur in 1912, but he refused on the grounds that he did not seek compensation for his work other than the esteem of people with good taste.
After a brief stint in the military during World War I, Vuillard returned to life as a painter. In the 1920s, he was commissioned for portrait paintings by prominent Parisians like director Sacha Guitry, the Contesse Marie-Blanche de Polignac and fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin.
Throughout the 1930s, Vuillard received numerous commissions from the French government. In 1938, he had a major retrospective at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs and was elected to the Académie des Beaux Arts. He died in 1940, at the age of 71.
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1930s Modern Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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Late 19th Century Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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Early 20th Century American Modern Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1860s Impressionist Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1990s Pop Art Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1950s American Modern Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1990s Modern Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1950s American Modern Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1960s Modern Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1980s Abstract Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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Late 20th Century Cubist Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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Late 20th Century Cubist Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1980s Modern Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1980s Impressionist Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1930s Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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1890s Impressionist Edouard Vuillard Landscape Prints
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