Mariage d'argent; Le Fardeau de la liberté; Un Client sérieux [recto]

1897

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

This is a drawing of a theater performance program and an illustration. The image features a program for a representation at Théâtre Antoine, organized by Les Amis de M. Gemier, detailing the plays to be performed, including "Mariage d'Argent" and "Le Fardeau de la Liberté," amongst others. On the right side of the program, there is an illustration of a figure reading a document. The figure is wearing a long coat and hat. The illustration is signed as a work by Toulouse-Lautrec. The program itself is filled with details of the performances, including the names of actors, plays, and some dramatic and comedic interludes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.8 x 49.4 cm (12 1/2 x 19 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.2.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 235, State (reproduction--programme cover)

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Antoine

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of a human figure. The image features a detailed sketch of a nude male figure in a dynamic pose, set against a swirling backdrop. The figure's body is muscular and well-defined, positioned as if stepping forward. There is a sense of energy in the curly hair and arches of the background elements. On the left side of the drawing, there is a vertical block of text about offerings by Eugène Verneau, a printer and publisher from Paris. The style of the drawing emphasizes form and posture.

Dancing Nude and Advertisement for Eugène Verneau's "Estampes décoratives" [verso]

Louis Anquetin

1897

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Artists and the Avant-Garde Theater in Paris, 1887-1900, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Academy Museum, New York, 1998-1999, no. 34, as Mariage d'argent (Moneyed Marriage) by Eugène Bourgeois; Le Fardeau de la liberté (The Burden of...

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.

1954

  • Adhemar, Jean. Honore Daumier. Paris: Editions Pierre Tisne, 1954.

1985

  • Wittrock, Wolfgang, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints, 2 vols. London and New York, 1985.

1992

  • Aitken, Geneviève. Artistes et Théâtres d'Avant-Garde: Programmes de Théâtre Illustrés, Paris 1890-1900. Exh. cat. Pont-Aven, Musée de Pont-Aven and tour, 1992, 39, no. 37.

1998

  • Artists and the Avant-Garde Theater in Paris, 1887-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Academy Museum, New York, 1998-1999: no. 34.

Inscriptions

lower center in stone in ligature: T-L; lower right printed: dessin de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC.; across left side printed: Théâtre Antoine / Jeudi 23 Décembre, à 8 h. 1/2. / REPRÉSENTATION / Organisée par les Amis de M. GÉMIER... / MARIAGE D'ARGENT / Étude de paysans en un acte, de M. Eugène BOURGEOIS... / LE FARDEAU DE LA LIBERTÉ / Comédie en 1 acte, de M. Tristan BERNARD... / UN CLIENT SÉRIEUX / Comédie en 1 acte, de M. George COURTELINE...; lower right verso in stone backwards: Anquetin; lower right verso printed: dessin de ANQUETIN....

Wikidata ID

Q75395084

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