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Woman Ironing
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Woman Ironing

Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940), artist · 1892 · oil on board

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

About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineWoman Ironing, 1892. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Oil on board; unframed: 21.4 x 25.4 cm (8 7/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.119
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