The art of Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) – painter of sumptuously decorated interiors and refined visions of town and country – will be celebrated in the first major New York exhibition of the French artist’s work in more than twenty years. The exhibition will present approximately 50 works drawn from public and private collections, including drawings, prints, photographs, and documents, as it explores the crucial role played by the many Jewish patrons, dealers and muses who comprised Vuillard’s inner circle. The exhibition will ex... Read more

The art of Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940) – painter of sumptuously decorated interiors and refined visions of town and country – will be celebrated in the first major New York exhibition of the French artist’s work in more than twenty years. The exhibition will present approximately 50 works drawn from public and private collections, including drawings, prints, photographs, and documents, as it explores the crucial role played by the many Jewish patrons, dealers and muses who comprised Vuillard’s inner circle. The exhibition will examine the new prominence of Jews in the cultural milieu of fin-de-siecle Paris, and the lasting influence of key Jewish patrons on Vuillard’s professional and private life. Covering ground that has not been considered in depth in previous exhibitions devoted to the artist, The exhibition will offer New York audiences new insights into Vuillard’s oeuvre.