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Vuillard painted many scenes of domestic life which feature his relatives and friends in an intimate setting. This represents his mother, a seamstress, who was a frequent model. The matt colour and flat patterned manner are characteristic of his work in the 1890s.

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Oxford

Title

Le Déjeuner

Date

1890s

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 45 x W 20 cm

Accession number

WA1994.3

Acquisition method

Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of Mrs Eve Tooth and allocated to the Ashmolean Museum, 1994

Work type

Painting

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