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The Hearth
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The Hearth

Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940), artist; Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936), printer; Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939), publisher · 1899 · color lithograph

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Vuillard combines potent signifiers of homelife—the hearth and kitchen tools—that pay homage to the daily chores and comforts of the domestic world he shared with his mother. The strange perspective in which the chair looms above the viewer suggests a childlike viewpoint.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineLandscapes and Interiors: The Hearth, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 45 x 36 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.9
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