Game of Checkers (La partie de dames)

Édouard Vuillard, 1897/1898 (published 1899)

This is a painting of an interior scene featuring three figures around a table. The artwork depicts a seated individual engaged in a game or activity with another seated figure, while a third figure stands and observes. The setting is richly detailed, with an ornate patterned wallpaper in a golden hue providing a backdrop for the scene. The figures are rendered in a stylized manner using a limited palette dominated by shades of burgundy, teal, and ochre. Seating elements feature floral patterns that match the aesthetic of the period depicted. This is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, characterized by bold outlines and a focus on interactions in intimate settings.
Artist
Édouard Vuillard
Date
1897/1898 (published 1899)
Type
Print
Medium
color lithograph on china paper mounted on tan wove paper, graphite tick marks drawn on mounting paper and paint indicate a later mounting
Dimensions
33.7 × 26.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a painting of an interior scene featuring three figures around a table. The artwork depicts a seated individual engaged in a game or activity with another seated figure, while a third figure stands and observes. The setting is richly detailed, with an ornate patterned wallpaper in a golden hue providing a backdrop for the scene. The figures are rendered in a stylized manner using a limited palette dominated by shades of burgundy, teal, and ochre. Seating elements feature floral patterns that match the aesthetic of the period depicted. This is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, characterized by bold outlines and a focus on interactions in intimate settings.

Édouard Vuillard