A Gallery in the Gymnasium (Une galerie au gymnase)

published 1900

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names
Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

The image displays swirling lines and shadowy shapes creating a sense of depth and structure. The abstract scene features deep greens and yellows, resembling the interior of a theater or opera house. Textured patterns evoke draped curtains and decorated walls. Dark, indistinct forms suggest seated figures, contrasting with a luminous foreground hinting at architectural details like railings or archways.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.209

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roger-Marx 1948, no. 48, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Art and the Theater, Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, DC, 1956.

Bibliography

1948

  • Roger-Marx, Claude. L'Oeuvre grave de Vuillard. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1948.

Markings

recto: none; verso: ship [Inselverlag, Lugt 2861a] and National Gallery of Art

Wikidata ID

Q65071972

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