Two people are depicted in this painting. The person on the left is standing with their hands on a wooden chair. They have light skin, close-cut hair, and wear a long, black, high-necked dress. The person on the right is seated or standing in front of a wooden table. They wear a white ruffled top and a dark red skirt with lighter red spots, and their hair is styled back in a bun. Their skin is pale yellow, and they hold a light-colored piece of fabric or paper. The two people are looking towards each other. On the table between the two people there appears to be a red bowl and a patterned,…
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Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868 - 1940)

1891

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 23.8 x 33.4 cm (9 3/8 x 13 1/8 in.) ; framed: 46.2 x 55.2 x 6.9 cm (18 3/16 x 21 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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