The Two Sisters-in-Law

Description

In this hushed lithograph, Misia Natanson, Vuillard’s artistic muse, enjoys an intimate conversation with her sister-in-law, actress Marthe Mellot. The two women lean against a piano, an instrument that Misia played brilliantly.

Provenance

(William H. Schab Gallery, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) (?-1951); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1951-)

The Two Sisters-in-Law

Edouard Vuillard

1899

Accession Number

1951.65.13

Medium

color lithograph

Dimensions

Sheet: 44.8 x 36 cm (17 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Hanna Fund