Square Vintimille

1930–1935

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”.

second half of 1938

Trip to Geneva for the installation of the mural

In the second half of 1938 he travels to Geneva to oversee the installation of his mural “Peace, Protector of the Arts” at the League of Nations building.

July 1938

Major retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs presents a major retrospective of his paintings, five months after his election to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in February 1938. Other accounts date his membership of the Institut de France to 1937.