Édouard Vuillard, November 11, 1868–June 21, 1940, was a French painter, printmaker, and decorative artist born at Cuiseaux. He studied at the Lycée Condorcet and at the Académie Julian and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he formed lasting friendships with Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Denis, and Ker-Xavier Roussel.

Vuillard was a founding member of the Nabis. He painted domestic interiors, portraits, and decorative panels, often using richly patterned textiles and wallpaper; he also made lithographs and designed for the theatre. Major holdings of his work are in the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée d’Orsay, and Petit Palais.

From the early twentieth century, Vuillard worked closely with the dealer Jos Hessel and his wife Lucie, who became frequent subjects of his paintings. He continued to paint portraits and interiors until his death at La Baule in 1940.