Interiør med firkantet bord 1868 - 1940

Edouard Vuillard made this sketch titled "Interior with Square Table," with pencil on paper. Vuillard belonged to the Nabis, a Post-Impressionist avant-garde art movement in France during the 1890s. Looking at this interior scene, we see a focus on intimate domestic spaces, echoing the Nabis' interest in depicting everyday life and blurring the boundaries between art and life. The sketch's unfinished quality provides a sense of immediacy, inviting the viewer to consider the artist's process and the institutional practices that have historically validated the sketch as a work of art in its own right. Vuillard's interior scenes often reflected the values and tastes of the French bourgeoisie, a social class that had a significant influence on artistic patronage and cultural institutions during this period. To understand the deeper meaning of this art, the social and institutional contexts in which it was created must be considered. Examining the history of art movements like the Nabis, as well as the cultural and economic factors that shaped Vuillard's world, brings light to the meaning of his artistic production.