La Guerre (The War)

1894 (published 1895)

Henri Rousseau (artist); Alfred Jarry and Rémy de Gourmont (publishers)

Associated Names
Henri Rousseau

Artist, French, 1844 - 1910

Alfred Jarry

Publisher, French, 1873 - 1907

Rémy de Gourmont

Publisher, French, 1858 - 1915

This is a drawing depicting a scene with a central figure on horseback. The image shows a figure riding a rearing horse across a tumultuous landscape. The figure holds an object raised on its left. The environment is chaotic, with abstract forms and human figures in various positions below. The background features swirling lines that enhance the sense of motion and energy. The color scheme is monochromatic, with bold lines against an orange backdrop, adding a dramatic effect to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on orange wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 x 32.5 cm (8 7/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 x 38.5 cm (10 1/8 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1502

  • Series Title

    from the journal "L'Ymagier," no. 2 (January 1895)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Prints 1800-1945, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; City Art Museum of St. Louis; and Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, 1966, no. 187.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 122.

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

Inscriptions

recto: in matrix, at lower left: HR; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65508791

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