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AT-00011172The Beach at Saint-Jacut
About the Artwork
Édouard Vuillard spent the summer of 1909 in the French coastal town of Saint-Jacut de la Mer, known for its beaches and bathing. Sharing housing with a group of artist friends, Vuillard sketched and painted avidly, depicting the seascape in several works including this drawing. Here, the artist emphasized the remoteness of the beach, depicting a woman sitting alone, wearing a gray dress that matches the tone of the infinitely expanding sky beyond her.
Inscriptions
stamped, in black ink, at lower right: E. Vuillard [Lugt 2497a]
Provenance
1909-1940: Studio of the artist [1868-1940; Lugt 2497a] 1972: (sale, Galerie Motte, Geneva, June 16, 1972, no. 28) 1989: (sale, Hotel President, Geneva, December 3-12, 1989, no. 3159) after 1989-before 2008: Private collection, Paris 1999: (Neffe-Degrandt Fine Art, London, sold to private collection, Japan) after 1999: Private collection, Japan after 1999-2008: (Jill Newhouse, New York, NY) 2008-2020: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH 2020-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)
- Date
- 1909
- Medium
- distemper on paper, laid down on canvas
- Dimensions
- Image and Sheet: 57.8 x 43.2 cm (22 3/4 x 17 in.); Mounted: 58.7 x 44.3 cm (23 1/8 x 17 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
- Accession no.
- 2020.143
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