
Mme Arthur Fontaine au piano
1904
A warm and intimate domestic scene painted in Vuillard's characteristic Post-Impressionist style, this work captures Madame Arthur Fontaine absorbed in playing the piano, enveloped by the richly patterned surfaces and soft, diffused light of a bourgeois interior. The figure is nearly absorbed into the decorative complexity of her surroundings, with furnishings, wallpaper, and fabrics merging in a tapestry-like harmony of muted yet luminous color. Executed in oil on board, the work exemplifies Vuillard's Nabi-influenced approach, transforming an everyday moment of music-making into a meditative and visually immersive composition.
- Medium
- oil on board mounted on cradled panel
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Execution: Painted in 1904.
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
May 15, 2020
Estimate: $120,000 – $180,000
Lot 65
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