Faust

published 1828

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (author) and Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Author, German, 1749 - 1832

This is a drawing of a scene set in a stone-walled chamber. A group of figures surrounds another who is seated and restrained by ropes. The seated figure has a dramatic posture and expression. The group around them appears engaged in discussion or pointing towards the central figure. There is a play of light and shadow from a fire at the bottom, casting dramatic shadows. The background textures emphasize the intense atmosphere of the setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: ill: 18 lithographs

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    page size: 41.2 x 27.6 cm (16 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.46.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 57, State -74

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988, (Mephistopholes Appearing to Faust).

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

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