Place Vintimille by Edouard Vuillard

Place Vintimille by Edouard Vuillard
Edouard Vuillard, Place Vintimille, 1911, five-panel screen, distemper on paper laid down on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Enid A. Haupt 1998.47.1

From a distance, Place Vintimille is a shimmering view of a beautiful Parisian park. Up close, it becomes an expanse of swirling, quick-paced brushwork painted on a plain paper surface.

Click on the highlighted areas in the painting to examine Vuillard's brushwork.