La Bibliothèque

1886–1927 · Lieu de travail

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.

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.