À Table 

Édouard Vuillard invites us to À Table, with what appears to be an oil on board painting. The canvas is awash in warm, muted yellows and browns, creating an intimate, almost dreamlike atmosphere. Vuillard's composition is structured by the strong horizontal of the table, around which the figures are loosely arranged. The brushwork is soft and blended, and the figures and objects seem to emerge from the background, rather than being sharply defined. This technique aligns with the aims of the Nabis, a Post-Impressionist group to which Vuillard belonged. They sought to dissolve the boundaries between painting and decoration, art and life. The painting challenges traditional perspective, flattening the space and emphasizing surface patterns. Vuillard is not just representing a scene, he's exploring how we perceive domestic space. This approach reflects a broader artistic concern with subjectivity and the fluid nature of reality. By focusing on formal qualities, we see how Vuillard uses a modest domestic scene to explore profound questions about perception and representation.