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Four Ladies with Fancy Hats

1892/1893

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names

Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

The image shows an array of shapes and lines in an abstract scene. In the foreground, there are dark angular shapes resembling hat silhouettes with faintly sketched faces. The background consists of a pattern of scattered green brushstrokes on a light backdrop. A rich blue border at the top hints at a sky or horizon. The composition blends familiar objects like hats, leaves, and faces with an abstract quality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eyerly, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul, Malcolm Wiener, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Dimensions

overall: 21.2 x 29.5 cm (8 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1987.12.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1991

Wadley, Nicholas. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawing. London, 1991: no. 108b.

Inscriptions

lower right artist's stamp: E.V. (Lugt 909c)

Wikidata ID

Q64556980

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