The Seamstress
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A tightly cropped view of a woman working by a window, characterized by flattened space and dense, decorative patterning. The figure on the right is rendered in solid, unblended blocks of dark blue, white, and ochre, her face obscured as she focuses on the bright white fabric in her lap. The wall behind her is a flat, muted green, which contrasts sharply with the heavy, floral wallpaper on the left edge, painted with rough touches of dark green and rust red. Vuillard's mother ran a corsetry business from their home, and scenes of seamstresses surrounded by textiles became a recurring motif in his work, allowing him to explore the structural interplay of flat color and intricate, woven patterns.