This work depicts three female figures—two of whom are barely discernible—quietly concentrating on their handiwork amid a profusion of fabrics and yarns. The diffused surface of the painting merges every detail of this muffled setting, creating a tapestry-like effect. Vuillard’s nuanced manipulation of color and texture was internalized from observation of his mother and sister, who ran a small dressmaking business out of the family apartment.
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
May 17, 1984–Aug 4, 1992
1 other work identified
Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
May 17, 1984–Aug 4, 1992
3 other works identified
Selections from the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Jul 1, 1993
2 other works identified
MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People, Composing with the Figure
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
2 other works identified
Taking a Thread for a Walk
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2021
7 other works identified
Taking a Thread for a Walk
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2021
1 other work identified
Taking a Thread for a Walk
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2021
5 other works identified
Taking a Thread for a Walk
Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2021
3 other works identified
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Thadée Natanson, Paris. Until 1908
Sale, Collection Thadée Natanson, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 13, 1908
Bernheim-Jeune, Paris. Purchased from Natanson sale, June 1908
Jacques-Emile Blanche (1861-1942), Paris
Paris art market
John Hay Whitney, New York. By 1961 - 1983
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Estate of John Hay Whitney, 1983
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