Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture

essence of the Nabi aesthetic. Using the inherent flatness of the painted surface, Vuillard leaves the space in the picture ambiguous, requiring that the viewer look again and again at what he is seeing. Throughout the 1890 s Vuillard experimented with the effects of natural light in the interior and how it changed and obscured figures As in our painting, the indistinct shapes can suggest the dreamy poetry of a figure lost in thought, as they take a break from their work or consider the outside world from the safety of their home.