Edouard VuillardFrench, 1868–1940Jeanne Lanvin
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Jeanne Lanvin” now? Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Unknown.
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RF 1977 399
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Musée d'Orsay — Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Edouard Vuillard
The whole life1930–1935
Between Paris and the Château de Clayes
From 1930 to 1935 he divides his time between Paris and the Château de Clayes, owned by his friend Hessel.
July 1936
First official recognition: the mural “La Comédie”
Vuillard receives no official recognition from the French state until July 1936, when he is commissioned to paint a mural, La Comédie, with his impressions of the history of the Paris theatre world, for the foyer of the new Théâtre national de Chaillot, built for the 1937 International Exposition; in 1937 he paints it together with Bonnard.
August 1936
The City of Paris buys his paintings
A month after his first state commission, the City of Paris buys four of his paintings and a collection of sketches.
1937
Commission for the League of Nations in Geneva
Together with Maurice Denis and Roussel he receives another major commission, a monumental mural for the Palace of the League of Nations in Geneva; his mural is titled “Peace, Protector of the Arts”.
