Etude pour Le dîner vert

Details

Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940)
Etude pour Le dîner vert
stamped with signature 'E Vuillard' (Lugt 2497b; lower right)
pen, brush and India ink over pencil on buff paper laid down on board
9¾ x 14 1/8 in. (24.7 x 35.7 cm.)
Drawn circa 1891

Provenance

Estate of the artist.
Sam Salz, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner.

Exhibited

Katonah, New York, The Katonah Gallery, The Intimate Eye of Edouard Vuillard, May-August 1989, p. 47, no. 31 (illustrated, p. 18; titled Study for The Outspoken Dinner Party).
Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts; Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, and The Brooklyn Museum, The Intimate Interiors of Edouard Vuillard, November 1989-July 1990, p. 60, no. 40 (illustrated, p. 61).

Sale room notice

Antoine Salomon has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.

Lot Essay

This drawing is closely related to the oil painting Le dîner vert, circa 1891 (private collection). From left to right are the artist's grandmother Mme Michaud, his sister Marie, his older brother Alexandre, and his mother.

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