The Square

1910

Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on thin brown wove paper, laid down on cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 64.6 x 50 cm (25 7/16 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.64.116

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Paris; (Huguette Berès, Paris); sold April 1975 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1960

  • Exposition Vuillard, Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, 1960, no. 97.

1990

  • Gardens on Paper, Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 102, repro.

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 15.

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Bibliography

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower right in blue ink: E Vuillard

Wikidata ID

Q64556979

You may be interested in

Loading Results