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Description
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.
Provenance
Alfred Athis Natanson [1873-1932], Paris France; passed to his daughter, Annette Charbonnier [1901–2002], Paris, France; passed to her son, Jean Philippe Charbonnier [1921–2004], Paris, France; (Galerie Hopkins, Paris, France, April 26, 2013, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley); Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
21.4 × 25.4 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
2020.119
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
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