Painter
Édouard Vuillard
Édouard Vuillard was a French painter known for intimate interiors, gardens, patterned surfaces, and decorative compositions in distemper, oil, and other media.
Édouard Vuillard quick facts
A concise reference for his materials, subjects, and painting approach.
| Born | 1868 · Cuiseaux, France |
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| Died | 1940 · La Baule, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Paint media | Distemper · Oil paint |
| Common subjects | Domestic interiors, gardens, portraits, family life, patterned textiles, and decorative scenes |
| Known for | Flattened decorative spaces in which figures, furnishings, wallpaper, and textile patterns merge into richly worked surfaces |
Sources: Museum of Modern Art, MoMA: The Park, and The Met: Garden at Vaucresson.