Ménages d'artistes; Le Maître

1890

George Auriol

Associated Names
George Auriol

Artist, French, 1863 - 1938

The image shows detailed illustrations of flowers in different stages of bloom, featuring shades of peach, white, and yellow, set against a muted green background. The color palette is mainly soft pastels. The flowers are arranged diagonally across the image, with peach and yellow blossoms at the top right, white and peach blossoms in the middle, and white blooms at the bottom right. The text "Théatre Libre" is located in the upper left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 x 31.1 cm (8 9/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 22.8 x 32 cm (9 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.7

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Libre

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. 6, as Ménages d'artistes (Artists' Households) by Eugène Brieux; Le Maître (The Master) by Jean Jullien.

Bibliography

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, 16, no. 4.

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. 6.

Inscriptions

upper left in stone: THÉATRE / LIBRE; lower left in stone: George AURIOL; center right verso printed: LE THÉATRE LIBRE / Saison 1889-90 / Vendredi 21 Mars 1890...; upper left verso printed: MÉNAGES D'ARTISTES... / LE MAITRE...; lower left verso printed: Paris. --Imprimerie Eugene VERNEAU, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395126

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