The Square
1910
Édouard Vuillard captures a quiet moment in a Parisian square with this lively 1910 sketch, using energetic, scribbly marks to build up the dense foliage. Instead of perfect realism, the leaves look like a swarm of tiny insects dancing in the wind, creating a wonderful texture against the plain paper. A sweeping, curved path leads your eye past dark, slender tree trunks towards faint outlines of buildings and strolling figures in the background. It feels like a spontaneous snapshot of a lazy afternoon, showcasing Vuillard's shift toward a looser, more atmospheric style after his famous Nabis period.
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