Jean-Édouard Vuillard—The Nineteenth Century French Artist

Édouard Vuillard, or Jean-Édouard Vuillard was born on November 11 in Cuiseaux, in the 1868 France and he died on June 21 in 1940 in La Baule. The French painter-printmaker and decorator was also a member of Les Nabis group of avant-garde painters during the late years of nineteenth century. The group was formed around 1890s. Édouard Vuillard was particularly celebrated for his exquisite depictions of intimate interior scenes. Édouard Vuillard’s association with Les Nabis intrigued some of the very impactful changes in French art scenes though the group worked together for a brief period. Édouard Vuillard’s depiction of intimate indoors can be seen online. His picturesque expressions of the indoors deserve a endearing exploration. Check out Édouard Vuillard’s art online and Buy the paintings of Édouard Vuillard.

Édouard Vuillard studied art at the Académie Julian from 1886 to 1888 and continued his learning process at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Édouard Vuillard joined Les Nabis, the group of art students who were determined to experiment with art and express their artistic tendencies with an avant-garde approach. The group was formed including Maurice Denis, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Sérusier, Ker-Xavier Roussel, and Félix Vallotton in 1889. The band of artists called themselves Les Nabis. The term ‘Nabis’ is the Hebrew for “Prophets.” The group had drawn their inspirations from the Synthetist paintings created by Paul Gauguin during his Pont-Aven period. These artists followed the footsteps of Gauguin. The group Les Nabis went about advocating a symbolic approach to colours rather than the preexisting naturalistic approach. Their practice was to apply colour upon the canvas in a way that would emphasize the flat surface of the canvas.

 

One of Édouard Vuillard’s works titled, “Public Gardens” (1894) consisted of a series of nine vertical decorative panels, and each of them was specifically characterized by his mature work as a Nabi. This approach was very much common among the artists of the group. Les Nabi supported the idea of decoration nd followed the decorative motifs through their art. This was a commission for Édouard Vuillard to create a series as panels which will be installed in a private home. These panels Édouard Vuillard used to portray women and children in many scenes taken out from the public gardens of Paris. He chose to avoid modeling rather he applied the colours and paints in distinct areas of patterned colors for example he used soft shades of green, blue, and brown—which produced a two-dimensional, effect that of tapestries. Édouard Vuillard’s “Public Garden” is available online for the followers of art. Audiences interested in French Avant-Garde movement of the late nineteenth century should give it a closer look and experience the artistic journey of Édouard Vuillard, one of the Nabis. The works by Édouard Vuillard are available online for anyone to buy. Explore Édouard Vuillard’s tapestry-like seriese of works. 

Their paintings showed their many inclinations and the admiration towards the Japanese woodcuts were flaunted through their works. This approach of Japanese woodcut was the then vogue of Europe. Les Nabis, inspired by the simplified shapes and strong contours followed the style. Édouard Vuillard’s paintings also bore the influences that triggered Les Nabis. Paintings by Édouard Vuillard’s show brilliant simplicity throughout his practice. Explore the artworks by Édouard Vuillard and buy Édouard Vuillard’s paintings online.