On the Beach

Édouard Vuillard, c. 1907

This painting shows a grassy landscape from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is high in the composition, with faint pink-and-yellow mountains or hills under a muted gray-blue sky. Closest to us, light greens and yellows suggest grass. A group of people is seated on the right under a red-and-white striped tent. They appear to wear garments in shades of purple, black, and white, and they are all wearing hats. We can't see their facial features. In the center, a woman in a white dress sits on the grass, her back to us. On the left, some indistinct colorful objects are on the grass. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, giving a dream-like, blurred quality to the scene.
Artist
Édouard Vuillard
Date
c. 1907
Type
Painting
Medium
glue on canvas
Dimensions
200 × 165 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a grassy landscape from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is high in the composition, with faint pink-and-yellow mountains or hills under a muted gray-blue sky. Closest to us, light greens and yellows suggest grass. A group of people is seated on the right under a red-and-white striped tent. They appear to wear garments in shades of purple, black, and white, and they are all wearing hats. We can't see their facial features. In the center, a woman in a white dress sits on the grass, her back to us. On the left, some indistinct colorful objects are on the grass. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible, giving a dream-like, blurred quality to the scene.

Édouard Vuillard