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Owned by the Hessel couple since 1925, Château des Clayes is one of the painter's favorite places of inspiration. This pastel testifies to the reserve process, also known as the “art of completed sketching”, a technique dear to Vuillard.

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The painter animates the brown of the paper, used as a background, with bright touches of pastel to restore the warm light of the end of the day. He plays with the perspective of the alley that appears through the vertical bars of the park gate and invites us through an open door to enter the castle.

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The Chateau des Clayes was acquired by the Hessels in 1925 and is one of the painter's favorite source of inspiration. This pastel is a representation of the 'reserve process', a technique, dear to Vuillard, called 'art of the finished technique'.

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Using a brown paper as a background, the artist renders the warm light of the end of the day by applying large touches of bright pastel. He plays with the perspective of the Alley, partly revealed through the vertical bars of the park gate. The Open Door Invites the Gaze of the Viewer All the Way Into the Castle..

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