The Cook

1899
(French, 1868–1940)
(French, 1858–1936)
(French, 1867–1939)
Sheet: 40.7 x 30 cm (16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Roger-Marx 42
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Despite living in close quarters, Vuillard’s mother was known to warmly host and cook for her son’s Nabi friends.

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The artist’s mother was known for her hospitality toward her son’s Nabi friends, who occasionally dined in the Vuillards’ apartment. Madame Vuillard reigned in the kitchen, but here,the artist depicts her as diminutive and frozen, part of the still life of objects and patterns of the room.
The Cook

The Cook

1899

Edouard Vuillard, Auguste Clot, Ambroise Vollard

(French, 1868–1940), (French, 1858–1936), (French, 1867–1939)
France, 19th century

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