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At the Café
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This scene of two women in a Parisian café has a hushed atmosphere that is heightened by the warm palette and glow of gaslight. Édouard Vuillard and Félix Vallotton were close friends and painted together in the 1890s, but Vuillard’s quiet café and Vallotton’s riotous <em>Bistro</em> (2020.114) could not be more different in mood.
| Artist / Maker | Édouard Vuillard |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1897–99 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | oil on board, laid on cradled panel |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 28.8 x 27.5 cm (11 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.) |
| Department | Modern European Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
After attending the Lycée Condorcet, Édouard Vuillard entered the studio of history painter Diogène Maillart (1840-1926). In 1886 he enrolled at the Académie Julian, where he was taught by Tony Robert-Fleury (1837-1911) and Bouguereau (q.v.). The following year he was accepted into the École des Beaux-Arts and was briefly in the atelier of Gérôme (q.v.). At this time he also studied seventeenth-century Dutch painting and the works of Chardin (1699-1779). By 1889 Vuillard was persuaded by his friend painter and… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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