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Un Ennemi du peuple, by Édouard Vuillard, ink, 1893

Un Ennemi du peuple

Édouard Vuillard

1893

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Un Ennemi du peuple is a 1893 ink by Édouard Vuillard, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Édouard Vuillard
When & what style?
1893 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This image looks like a messy, crowded poster with lots of jagged black letters and lines. The words are uneven, some slanted, others overlapping, all on a yellowish-brown background. There’s no clear picture—just text and scribbles that fill the whole space, making it hard to read. The title at the top says *Un Ennemi du peuple*, which means "An Enemy of the People." It looks like a playbill or theater program, but the letters are rough and uneven, almost like handwriting. If you like this style, check out lithography.

About the artist

Portrait of Édouard Vuillard
Artist

Édouard Vuillard

Jean-Édouard Vuillard (French: ; 11 November 1868 – 21 June 1940) was a French painter, decorative artist, and printmaker.

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