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Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

3 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (9.5 x 20 cm)

Edition:

Painted circa 1888.

Description:

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Markings:

signed "E. Vuillard" lower right

Condition:

The work is in very good condition overall. There is brown artist's tape along the turnover and extreme edges, mostly not visible in the current frame. There are pinpoint accretions scattered throughout, visible upon very close inspection. When examined under ultraviolet light, scattered areas fluoresce, but there is no indication of inpainting. The work is framed in a gilded wood frame.

Literature:

Antoine Salomon and Guy Cogeval, Vuillard, The Inexhaustible Glance, Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels, vol. 1., Paris, 2003, no. I-35, p. 25 (illustrated)

Provenance:

The Artist<br />Galerie Jeanne Castel, Paris (acquired circa 1950) <br />Galerie Hopkins-Thomas-Custot, Paris <br />Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010