There is an image of a woman seated at a table. She is in a seated position, slightly turned toward the table, cradling an object that resembles a pitcher or a teapot in her arms. Her facial features are obscured due to the muted and impressionistic style of the artwork, but her hair is styled up. She is wearing a dark outfit, blending with the background, and her attire contrasts with the richly patterned and colored tablecloth that covers the round table. The tablecloth showcases a mix of greens and blues with a red and orange stripe pattern at the bottom edge. The setting includes a…
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Motherhood (Maternité)

Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868 - 1940)

Johann Liss (German, c. 1597 - 1631)

1896

Medium
color lithograph on Japanese paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 19 x 22.5 cm (7 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.) ; sheet: 28.5 x 35.9 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Frank R. and Jeannette H. Eyerly
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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