The Visit

1931

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names
Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

This artwork depicts three individuals within an interior setting. The person in the bottom left corner is seated, facing the right, with their arm propped against the small round table next to them and their fingers resting on their cheek. They wear a dark hat with a thin veil covering their pale face, and a dark long-sleeved dress. To the right of the round table, a young woman stands facing the seated figure, wearing a short-sleeved red dress with a white collar and reflective buttons. She has light skin and short, brown hair that frames her face. The third person, seated to the far right, appears to be another woman with gray hair and her hand raised to her mouth. This woman is dressed in a dark outfit with a light ruffled collar. At the center of the image is the round wooden table, which features a large, dark vase lamp with a pleated shade, a silver tray with a kettle and mug, and a small painting and statue. On the wall behind the group are several paintings in different sizes, as well as what looks like a mirror over a carved mantle on the left. The lamp on the table casts yellow light on the scene, and the wall appears light yellow with streaks of light green and peach.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mixed media on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 99.6 x 136 cm (39 3/16 x 53 9/16 in.)
    framed: 120.7 x 156.2 cm (47 1/2 x 61 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.230

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By gift c. 1931 from the artist to Léopold Marchand, Paris, husband of Micheline Posnafsky, the sitter on left; sold 1940/41 to Jean-Claude Bellier, Paris;[1] by whom sold 27 May 1959 to Chester Dale [1882-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.[2]
[1]According to Bellier, picture was sold by Marchand immediately after his wife committed suicide, just before German occupation of Paris. [2]Letter dated 26 May 1959 from Jean-Claude Bellier also includes Roland Dreyfus, Paris, in the provenance. Date of acquisition by Mr. Dale according to Chester Dale papers in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1938

  • Exposition E. Vuillard, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1938, no. 201

1948

  • Edouard Vuillard, Wildenstein, London, 1948, no. 57

1954

  • Roussel: Bonnard: Vuillard, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, 1954, no. 79 as Sous la lampe.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1960, no. 72, repro.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

2003

  • Edouard Vuillard, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2003-2004, no. 325, repro., as In the Salon, Evening, rue de Naples (shown only in Washington).

Bibliography

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 72, repro.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 94, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 139.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 126, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 370, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 583, no. 892, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 430, repro.

1997

  • Southgate, M. Therese. The Art of JAMA: One Hundred Covers and Essays from The Journal of the American Medical Association. St. Louis, 1997: 40-41, color repro.

2003

  • Salomon, Antoine, and Guy Cogeval. Vuillard, The Inexhaustible Glance: Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels. 3 vols. Milan and Paris, 2003: 3:no. XII-105, as Evening in the Drawing-Room, Rue de Naples.

Inscriptions

lower right: E. Vuillard

Wikidata ID

Q20192867

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