In Bed (1891)
Vuillard turns a simple nap into a masterclass of quiet geometry, where the sleeping figure is almost entirely consumed by a landscape of sweeping white sheets. As a leader of the Nabis movement—a group of Post-Impressionist avant-garde artists—he flattened the perspective, making the bed look less like furniture and more like a decorative tapestry or a rolling hill of fabric. The large brown 'T' on the wall adds a mysterious, graphic touch to this intimate domestic scene. It captures the cozy, muffled silence of a bedroom, reflecting Vuillard's love for 'Intimism,' or the art of private, everyday moments.
- Technique
- Oil on cardboard
- Material
- Cardboard
Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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