1899
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Game of Checkers is a 1899 by Édouard Vuillard, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a quiet scene of people playing checkers in a room. The artist used soft colors and simple shapes to create a cozy atmosphere. This style is similar to other works from the same time period, where artists focused on everyday life. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to learn more about this painting and others like it.
Ambroise Vollard (1865–1939), a dealer in Impressionist paintings, was also an important print publisher. In 1895 he commissioned his first portfolio from Pierre Bonnard: 12 color lithographs called Some Aspects of Paris Life (one of them is shown nearby). This was followed by many other albums of prints, including Vuillard's Landscapes and Interiors . Bonnard and Vuillard were members of a group of artists called the Nabis—the Hebrew word for "prophet"—which evokes both their playful mysticism and their determination to develop a new artistic language based on the notion that form and color…
Checkers is derived from the ancient Middle Eastern game of Qirkat.
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Jean-Édouard Vuillard (French: ; 11 November 1868 – 21 June 1940) was a French painter, decorative artist, and printmaker.
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