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Madame Arthur Fontaine in a Pink Shawl by Édouard Vuillard, 1904
Art Institute of Chicago · wikidata.org
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The woman in the chair was a pianist who ran with a crowd of painters, writers and musicians. Apparently he painted her many times and the two stayed close friends for years, even after her marriage ended.
Erisava: The carpet's so loud I nearly missed the person sitting in it.
The Dressing-Room, Madame Hessel Reading at Amfréville by Édouard Vuillard, 1906
Art Institute of Chicago · wikidata.org
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The woman reading is Madame Hessel — according to what I've read, she was his art dealer's wife and one of his closest friends, and he painted her over and over for something like forty years. This is her on holiday at a house by the Normandy coast.
Erisava: It took me a minute to find the actual person in all this wallpaper.
Garden at Vaucresson by Édouard Vuillard, 1923
Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org
According to the Met's own notes, that's not the only woman in this garden — a second one is hidden among the rosebushes at the front, put there on purpose to blend in.
Erisava: There's a lot going on here — I don't know where to look first.