The Square

1910

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names
Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

The image shows a garden area from a slightly elevated perspective, with a structured setting beyond. The horizon is not clearly defined, leading to a distant building that acts as the scene's boundary. Black ink brushstrokes create loose and expressive foliage and architectural details. The color palette is minimal, with tan paper and dark ink outlining trees, shrubs, pathways, and the distant building. The focus is on light, shadow, shapes, and the suggestion of details rather than precise representations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on thin brown wove paper, laid down on cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 64.6 x 50 cm (25 7/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.64.116

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Paris; (Huguette Berès, Paris); sold April 1975 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1960

  • Exposition Vuillard, Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, 1960, no. 97.

1990

  • Gardens on Paper, Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 102, repro.

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 15.

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Bibliography

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower right in blue ink: E Vuillard

Wikidata ID

Q64556979

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