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Source 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.
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Document identity
localId
129166
label
The Two Sisters-in-Law
core
obj
dtoType
print
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1
Source metadata
id
129166
contentType
print
title
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.
date
1899
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79909893
creators
1833
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291938
genreSpecific
Print
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 44.8 x 36 cm (17 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
1951.65.13
Source extras
tec
color lithograph
tombstone
Landscapes and Interiors: The Two Sisters-in-Law, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 44.8 x 36 cm (17 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.13
series
Landscapes and Interiors
collection
PR - Lithograph
stateOfTheWork
III/III
formerAccessionNumbers
1951.77
didYouKnow
The muses for this print, Misia Natanson and Marthe Mellot, were accomplished in their own right. Natanson was a pianist and patron of the arts, while Mellot was a film actress.
citations
citation
Chapin, Mary Weaver. “Interior Dramas.’” In <em>Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, Paris, 1889-1900</em>. Mary Weaver Chapin and Heather Lemonedes Brown, 40-93. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2021.
page_number
Mentioned: P. 51; Reproduced: P. 80, no. 25
catalogueRaisonne
Roger-Marx 43
creditline
Gift of the Hanna Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:39:53.864000
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129166
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Prints
coll
PR - Lithograph
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color lithograph
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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