1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Folding the Linen is a 1893 by Édouard Vuillard, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a woman in a striped dress bending over a table, folding white linen in a small, cluttered room. Vuillard painted his own mother here—she ran a dressmaking shop in their Paris apartment. The walls and fabrics almost blur together, making the scene feel cozy and lived-in. He used small, patchy brushstrokes to soften edges, like everything is wrapped in quiet light. If you like this, look up other paintings of *france, 19th century* for more everyday moments.
Much of Vuillard’s work was focused on the depiction of contemporary domestic Parisian life. His mother, widowed when the artist was a young boy, worked as a textile designer and dressmaker to support her family, and Vuillard, who lived with her until her death in 1928, was deeply influenced by his experiences of family life. He frequently used his mother and sister as models, depicting them in the midst of household tasks, such as folding laundry.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Jean-Édouard Vuillard (French: ; 11 November 1868 – 21 June 1940) was a French painter, decorative artist, and printmaker.
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