Jean-Édouard Vuillard (November
1868 – June 1940) was a French painter,
decorative artist and printmaker. From 1891 through 1900, he was a prominent
member of the Nabis, making paintings which assembled areas of pure color, and
interior scenes, influenced by Japanese prints, where the subjects were blended
into colors and patterns. He also was a decorative artist, painting theater
sets, panels for interior decoration, and designing plates and stained glass.
After 1900, when the Nabis broke up, he adopted a more realistic style,
painting landscapes and interiors with lavish detail and vivid colors. In the
1920s and 1930s he painted portraits of prominent figures in French industry
and the arts in their familiar settings.