Edouard VuillardFrench, 1868–1940Théodore Duret
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Théodore Duret” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 86 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Open now· until 5:00 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1963.10.70
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Edouard Vuillard
The whole life1886–1927 · Workplace
Paris
1911–1914
The Ballets Russes, Diaghilev and Isadora Duncan
Between 1911 and 1914 he attends performances of the Ballets Russes, dines with their director Sergei Diaghilev and with the American dancer Isadora Duncan, and frequents the Folies Bergère and the Moulin Rouge in their heyday.
1912
Declines the Légion d’honneur
Vuillard, Bonnard and Roussel are nominated for the Légion d’honneur, but all three refuse it; Vuillard tells a journalist that he seeks no reward for his efforts other than the esteem of people of taste.
May 1912
Commission for the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
He receives an important commission for seven panels and three overdoor paintings for the new Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, including one of Sacha Guitry in his box and another of the comic playwright Georges Feydeau.
1914
Mobilised at the outbreak of the First World War
After the outbreak of war in August 1914 he is briefly mobilised as a highway guard, soon released from duty, and returns to painting.
