Game of Checkers (La partie de dames)

Édouard Vuillard, 1897/1898 (kiadva: 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.
Művész
Édouard Vuillard
Datálás
1897/1898 (kiadva: 1899)
Műfaj
Grafika
Technika
color lithograph on china paper mounted on tan wove paper, graphite tick marks drawn on mounting paper and paint indicate a later mounting
Méretek
33,7 × 26,5 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

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