Edouard Vuillard
Soup Kitchen in the Sewing Factory
1913
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Edouard Vuillard
Soup Kitchen in the Sewing Factory
1913
Physical Qualities
Charcoal and pastel with stumping on paper, Sheet: 321 x 482 mm. (12 5/8 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
Nelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Fund
Object Number
1973.45
In this delicate and evocative drawing, Vuillard was able to capture the unique atmosphere of a kitchen in a sewing factory. Vuillard’s family was in the textile business, and as usual, he chose to depict a familiar place from his own experience. The light-filled interiors of his many seamstresses’ shops have been replaced by this darker working environment. The steam rises from the soup that is being served, adding to the gloomy mood.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1973; Lucien Goldschmidt (1912-1992), New York; André Pacitti, Paris, 1966; Vente Tableaux Modernes, Palais Galliera, June 16, 1966, no. 47; Jacques Salomon, 1940(?).
Katy Rothkopf, BMA, "Bonnard & Vuillard," 23 April - 19 October 2008.
BMA, "Master Drawings by French Artists in the Museum's Collection," 9 May - 23 July 1989.
BMA, "European Drawings and Watercolors, 1941 - 1940: Selections from the Museum Collection," 19 February - 28 April, 1985.
BMA, "Master Drawings by French Artists in the Museum's Collection," 9 May - 23 July 1989.
BMA, "European Drawings and Watercolors, 1941 - 1940: Selections from the Museum Collection," 19 February - 28 April, 1985.
Inscribed: RECTO: LR, (stamp in purple and graphite), 'E Vuillard 14' [Lugt Suppl. 2497a]
Markings: Embossed mark: -IS ANCne MANUFre CANSON & MONTGOLFIER 6(orB) VIDALO- (Vidalon) along left edge
