Few artists have earned such universal admiration and affection as Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940), one of the most brilliant and sensuous painters of the twentieth century.This magnificently illustrated book, featuring much previously unpublished material, presents a glowing testimony to his unique richness of colour and pattern.

Belinda Thomson selected and catalogued the South Bank Centre touring exhibition Vuillard(1991-92). Her previous books include Gauguin and The Post Impressionists (Phaidon Press, 1983).

skilled biography is the finest analysis of Vuillard's life we have This sympathetic, vivid and detailed account is exemplary:a vade mecum for Vuillard - and his times.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Vuillard the Realist: Background and Artistic Debut

Vuillard and the Nabis

Independent Status and Critical Success

Vuillard and the Theatre

City and Country: Decorative Projects and War Work

Vuillard and the Portrait: The Inter-War Years

Conclusion

Notes

Photographic Acknowledgements

Select Bibliography

Index