France, 19th century / 1892
Woman Ironing
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Woman Ironing as painting (France, 19th century · 1892).
In 1888, Vuillard wrote in his journal: "A form or a color exists only in relation to another. Form does not exist on its own. We can only conceive of the relations."
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on board and credits Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940).
The museum's collection notes: This spare painting depicts a woman ironing a garment, while a sliver of light illuminates the side of her face and the cup held in her left hand. The subject belongs to a series of paintings of women ironing or sewing inspired by Édouard Vuillard’s close observation of his mother and sister making corsets and dresses in their crowded Parisian apartment.
FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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