Interior with a Screen

About this work

You see a small, cluttered room with two women sewing near a folding screen covered in bold patterns. Vuillard lived here with his mother and sister, who stitched for a living. Instead of making the scene cozy, he crammed the walls and fabrics together so the room feels tight and strange. The women almost blend into the busy designs around them. If you like how Vuillard turns a simple home into something unsettling, look up impasto—a thick paint technique that can add texture and mood.