Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens")

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens") as painting (France, 19th century · 1894).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Vuillard's social circle included actors and directors. He often contributed to their theatrical pursuits by designing costumes, programs, and set pieces. In this panel from a nine-part series, a patterned landscape recalls scenery for the stage.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this painting as distemper on fabric and credits Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940).

The museum's collection notes: This painting is from a nine-panel decorative series showing children playing in two of Paris’s most spacious parks: the Tuileries Gardens and the Bois de Boulogne. It depicts a game of hide-and-seek in which a girl conceals herself behind a tree. The stillness of the women resting on green chairs at the right is countered by children running at the left. Rather than a realistic rendering of the subject, Édouard Vuillard arranged the composition in bands of colorful, decorative patterns so that the painting seems like a tapestry.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtUnder the Trees (from "The Public Gardens")

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