Edouard VuillardFrench, 1868–1940The Cook
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Not on view at present
Where is “The Cook” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 27.2007
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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”.
