La Vie muette

1894

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names
Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

This is a drawing of a theatrical scene or a promotional poster for a play. The image features text detailing the play titled "La Vie Muette" along with information such as the author Maurice Beaubourg and the cast list. The drawing depicts a forest setting with barren trees and two figures. One figure appears to be seated or bent over at the left, while another figure stands in the background on the right. The style of the drawing is sketchy, with loose, expressive lines and a monochromatic palette, giving it an ethereal and somber atmosphere. The text is integrated among the trees, blending the announcement details with the forest scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.288

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roger-Marx 1948, no. 20, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Dedicatory Art Exhibition for the William Cooper Procter Art Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 1965, no. 31.

1967

  • Mother and Child, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada, 1967, no. 141.

2012

  • Edouard Vuillard: A Painter and His Muses, The Jewish Museum, New York, 2012.

Bibliography

1948

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

Wikidata ID

Q65222792

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