The Art of the Nabi Portrait According to Edouard Vuillard

Published on 07 April 2022, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 14 April 2022 - 13:00 (CEST) - 31, boulevard d'Alsace - 06400 Cannes

Kept for several decades in the same private collection, this oil painting by Edouard Vuillard dates from the peak of the painter's Nabi period—also the most sought-after.

Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940), Madame Vuillard faisant ses comptes, 1898, oil on card,... The Art of the Nabi Portrait According to Edouard Vuillard

Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940), Madame Vuillard faisant ses comptes, 1898, oil on card, signed, 20 x 23 cm/7.9 x 9 in.
Estimate: €80,000/120,000

This painting passed through the Bernheim-Jeune Gallery in 1903 and again in 1918. Its owners also included Mr. Keyzer in Paris and Mr. Alex Reid in Glasgow before it entered a French private collection several decades ago. Beyond this pedigree, the most interesting aspect of this fine portrait…

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