French artist Edouard Vuillard was known for depicting intimate glimpses of Parisian life around the turn of the 20th century. His figurative prints, drawings and figurative paintings were concerned not just with their subjects but with the private surroundings of their homes and gardens. Vuillard was strongly influenced by Postimpressionist painters like Paul Gauguin.
Vuillard was born in the French commune of Cuiseaux in 1868. His family moved to Paris in 1877, and six years later, he received a scholarship to study at the prestigious Lycée Fontaine (now called the Lycée Condorcet). He graduated in 1885, joined the studio of painter Diogène Maillart and enrolled in courses at Académie Julian. Two years later, he was also accepted to the École des Beaux-Arts.
In 1889, the young Vuillard began meeting with a group of Symbolist painters and mystics known as Les Nabis (the prophets). For the subsequent decade, he was a prominent member of the group. During this period, Les Nabis and Vuillard himself were influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, featuring a blending of shapes and colors and a shallow depth of field. Any figures in the paintings seemed to meld into the background, and the loose brushwork prefigured the advent of abstract art.
Les Nabis broke up in 1900, and Vuillard's work took on a brighter and more colorful appeal. He turned his attention to painting gardens, joining a rich tradition of French garden painters. Vuillard was nominated for the Légion d'honneur in 1912, but he refused on the grounds that he did not seek compensation for his work other than the esteem of people with good taste.
After a brief stint in the military during World War I, Vuillard returned to life as a painter. In the 1920s, he was commissioned for portrait paintings by prominent Parisians like director Sacha Guitry, the Contesse Marie-Blanche de Polignac and fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin.
Throughout the 1930s, Vuillard received numerous commissions from the French government. In 1938, he had a major retrospective at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs and was elected to the Académie des Beaux Arts. He died in 1940, at the age of 71.
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Lithographic poster by Édouard Vuillard 1893 for the Théâtre de l’Œuvre
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in PARIS, FR
This rare and evocative lithographic poster by Édouard Vuillard, created in 1893, is both a piece of theatrical history and a milestone in French Symbolist printmaking. Designed as a...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,647
Édouard Vuillard original illustrated program for the Théâtre de l’Œuvre
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in PARIS, FR
In this delicate, dreamlike lithograph, Édouard Vuillard lends his poetic sensibility to the printed program for the French premiere of Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen, presented by Lugn...
Paper, Lithograph
$3,295
Rare 1894 illustrated program by Édouard Vuillard for the Théâtre de l’Œuvre
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in PARIS, FR
This rare 1894 illustrated program, created by Édouard Vuillard, was produced for a special evening at Le Théâtre de l’Œuvre, a crucible of Symbolist and Naturalist innovation in the...
Paper, Lithograph
$5,500
Couverture pour Douze Lithographies en Couleurs, ou Passage et Interieurs
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Couverture pour Douze Lithographies en Couleurs, ou Passage et Interieurs Color lithograph, 1896-1898 Unsigned (as issued) From: Douze Lithographies en Couleurs, ou Passage et Interi...
Lithograph
La Naissance d’Annette (Birth of Annette)
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Naissance d’Annette (Birth of Annette) Color llithograph, 1899 Unsigned (as usual) Edition: 100 Publisher: Ambrose Vollard Printer: Auguste Clot, Paris Condition: Excellent with f...
Lithograph
$35,100
"Le Dejeuner (Ref. RM #15 Ed: of 20), " Color Lithograph by Edouard Vuillard
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Le Dejeuner" is a rare original color lithograph by Edouard Vuillard. It depicts a finely dressed woman with more less distinguishable figures in the background. This print was exec...
Lithograph
Portrait De Cezanne
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Portrait De Cezanne Lithograph, 1914 Unsigned (as issued in 1914) Edition: Either 100 (per Roger Marx) or 400 impressions on various papers Published in, Cezanne, Bernheim Jeune, 1914 Reference: Roger-Marx 51 ii/II, printed in greenish-grey ink on laid paper Condition: Excellent Image: 9 1/2 x 9" Sheet: 14 3/4 x 11 1/8" Edouard Vuillard French, 1868 - 1940 Vuillard's work straddles two centuries: he was a major post-impressionist in the 1890s, as well as a participant in the renewal of decorative art before and after 1900. Vuillard was one of the central figures of "Les Nabis...
Lithograph
Les Jardin des Tuileries Lithograph, Signed, Late 19th Century, No 58
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed by the artist in pencil upper right; Annotated in pencil by the artist below signature: "no 58" Edition: Intended edition of 100 for Vollard's "Album des Peintres-Gravures" o...
Lithograph
Une Niit d'avril a Ceos
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in New York, NY
Une Niit d'avril a Ceos, theatre program for a production with sets by Maurice Denis with advertisement for La Revue blanche, 1894. Lithograph. Ref:...
Lithograph
Notre-Dame Cathedral from the Seine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 7 x 8 3/4 inches (177 x 223 mm); sheet 10 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (267 x 300 mm), full margins. Signed V. E. Chapel and numbered 62/250 in penc...
Etching, Drypoint
$1,059
H 14.18 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Fleurs de Mousse - Vintage Adv Lithograph by L. Metlicovitz - 1898
By Leopoldo Metlicovitz
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 26x18.8 cm. Fleurs de Mousse is an amazing colored lithograph on cardboard, realized by the Italian artist and one of the fathers of the modern Italian poster art, Leopoldo Metlicovitz (Trieste, 1868 - Ponte Lambro, 1944). Printed by Officine Ricordi, Milan in 1898, the advertising manifesto for the Fleurs de Mousse fragrance is inspired by the art nouveau graphics of the master Adolf Hohenstein. This is a wonderful vintage advertising poster for the "Fleurs de Mousse, le grand parfum à la mode", monogrammed on lower right margin and with the inscriptions printed on lower margin, under the image: "L. Metlicovitz / Off. G. Ricordi and C. Milano / 90 x 125. In excellent conditions, except for some light abrasions of the paper on the right and lower margins. This modern original poster shows the vintage Art Nouveau taste and the Metlicovitz's full mastery of the artistic medium, has the dignity of an object of art to collect and could be a colorful and fashionable piece for your sophisticated home furniture. Leopoldo Metlicovitz (Trieste, 1868 - Ponte Lambro, 1944) The Italian painter, illustrator, theatrical and advertising scenographer is considered one of the precursors of Futurism and, together with Leonetto Cappiello, Adolf Hohenstein, Giovanni Maria Mataloni and Marcello Dudovich, one of the fathers of modern Italian poster art. He began his artistic career at the age of fourteen working as an apprentice in a typography in Udine, where he learned the technique of lithography. Here he is noticed by Giulio Ricordi, owner of the namesake Officine Grafiche, who invites him to Milan to work as a lithographer. In 1892, after collaborating with Tensi, a photographic product company, he returned to Ricordi as technical director. At the same time, he entered the theatrical environment and began his career as a set designer and costume designer at La Scala. The Mele di Napoli tailoring company entrusted him with the task of advertising his clothes and in 1906, on the occasion of the great Universal Exposition in Milan, he won the competition for the fair poster, establishing himself also as a poster artist and then collaborating with several magazines as an illustrator. For Ricordi he takes care of the illustrations of calendars, opera librettos, postcards. Other famous images created by him are those for the poster of the film Cabiria, a blockbuster of the silent film scripted by Gabriele D'Annunzio, and the trademark that is still used today by the Brothers Branca Distilleries, producers of Fernet Branca...
Lithograph
"Woman Walks into Bar" 53/450
By Sue Coe
Located in Houston, TX
Known for addressing difficult issues, this lithograph by Sue Coe tackles the difficult subject of rape culture. It is numbered in the lower left corner and signed and dated in the l...
Lithograph
$995
H 17 in W 23 in
Marc Chagall Original Colorful Lithograph, Unsigned, 1957, The Accordionist
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: The Accordionist (Derriere le Miroir 99-100) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir Medium: Original Lithograph Date: 1957 Edition: 2500...
Lithograph
$1,875
H 21.5 in W 30.5 in
Untitled Lithograph from Poemas Para Mirar, Hand Signed, 1975, Edition of 125
By Paul Rebeyrolle
Located in Aventura, FL
From Poemas Para Mirar portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by Rebeyrolle and author/poet Carlos Franqui . Printed by Maeght and Mourlot, Paris. Published by Editart D. Blanco, Ginebr...
Paper, Lithograph
$20,587
H 25.5 in W 20 in D 2 in
Hand of Africa - Mandela, Former South African President, Signed Artwork, Hand
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, Hand of Africa, Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy for his ...
Lithograph
$950
H 18 in W 15 in
Rare Palestine Antique Hebrew Judaica Yahrzeit Synagogue Sign Memorial Plaque
Located in Surfside, FL
Circa 1890-1920. This Neoclassical, Judaic, Egyptian revival, Orientalist Mizrach sign, was produced in British Mandate Palestine by the chromolithograph process at the beginning of ...
Lithograph
DEAUX FEMMES MAORIES ACCROUPIES
By Paul Gauguin
Located in Santa Monica, CA
PAUL GAUGUIN (French 1848 - 1903) DEAUX FEMMES MAORIES ACCROUPIES. 1894-5 (Kornfield 26: Guerin 87 ) Zincograph (Lithograph) on smooth, cream imitation Japan paper, edition 200. Pu...
Lithograph
$550
H 18.5 in W 20.5 in
ELLA FITZGERALD Lithograph, Celebrity Caricature Portrait, Female Jazz Vocalist
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Union City, NJ
ELLA FITZGERALD is a limited edition lithograph by the renowned artist/caricaturist Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) printed using traditional lithography techniques on archival printmaking...
Lithograph
Bois de la Haye
By Paul Huet
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and lithograph on cream wove paper, 6 x 8 3/4 inches (151 x 220 mm), full margins. With some scattered light spots of yellowing in the margins on the recto, outside of image ...
Handmade Paper, Etching, Lithograph
La Place de Furstenberg, Paris
By Michel Delacroix
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "La Place de Furstenberg Sous la Neige, Paris" 1979 is an original colors lithograph on Wove paper by noted French artist Michel Delacroix, born 1933. It is hand ...
Lithograph
$850
H 18 in W 15 in
'Village du Var, Côte d'Azur', Academie Chaumiere, France, Benezit
By Georges Lambert
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Georges Lambert' (French, 1919-1998), inscribed, lower center, 'Village du Var' and, lower left, with number and limitation, '52/120'. Georges Lambert first stu...
Paper, Lithograph
"Le square Vintimille" original etching
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on Canson et Montgolfier wove paper was printed in 1937 in an edition of 500 for the "Paris 1937" portfolio. Printed at the atelier of Jean-...
Etching
INTERIEUR AU CANOPE (INTERIOR WITH A SOFA).
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Santa Monica, CA
EDOUARD VUILLARD (French 1868 - 1946) INTERIEUR AU CANOPE (INTERIOR WITH A SOFA). 1930 (RM 62 iii/iii) Etching, signed E.V. in plate lower left. As published in 'Le Tombeau d'Edoua...
Etching
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H 5.25 in W 7.5 in D 0.1 in
1930 Edouard Vuillard 'Interior au canapé ou soir (Interior with a Sofa, or Even
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches ( 13.335 x 19.05 cm ) Image Size: 3.75 x 5.75 inches ( 9.525 x 14.605 cm ) Framed: Yes Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Addi...
Etching
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H 18.12 in W 12.6 in D 0.08 in
Paris Le Square Vintimille - Original Etching by E. Vuillard - 1937
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Roma, IT
Paris Le Square Vintimille is an original artwork realized in 1937 by Edouard Vuillard. Black and white etching and drypoint. Image dimensions: 33.5 x 25.5 cm. Hand-signed on plate...
Etching
Jeux d'Enfants
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Edouard Vuillard, After, French (1868 - 1940) Title: Jeux d'Enfants (Roger-Marx 29) Year: circa 1900 Medium: Lithograph, signed in the plate Edition: 20/50 Size: 12.5 in. x ...
Lithograph
Interieur au Canope
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Santa Monica, CA
EDOUARD VUILLARD (French 1868 - 1946) INTERIEUR AU CANOPE (INTERIOR WITH A SOFA). 1930 (RM 62 iii/iii) Etching, signed E.V. in plate lower left. As published in 'Le Tombeau d'Edouard Vuillard'. 1930. Third State of three, edition unknown. Plate 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches, sheet 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches, laid paper, with MBM Ingres d'arches watermark. Excellent condition. Sheet with no toning what so ever, unlike photos with uneven light.
Etching
Croquis (Les Tuileries)
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Fairlawn, OH
A rare trial proof printed in green ink, outside the edition printed in black which appeared in the album L'Oeuvre in 1895 in an edition of 100, all of which were unsigned. This imp...
Lithograph
JEUX D'ENFANTS
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Portland, ME
Vuillard, Eduard. JEUX D'ENFANTS. Roger-Marx 29. Color lithograph, 1897. Third (final) State. Edition of 100 printed by Clot for the "Album des Peintres-Graveurs" published by Voll...
Lithograph
La couturiere (The Dressmaker)
By Edouard Vuillard
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in the stone lower right with the artist’s initials “EV” From: La Revue Blanche, Tome VI, 1894, frontispiece Note: Commissioned by Natanson for Album de la Revue Blanche. ...
Lithograph