L'Inspecteur Général Revizor

1898

Hermann-Paul

Associated Names
Hermann-Paul

Artist, French, 1864 - 1940

The image shows a drawing of five male figures depicted from the waist up. The men are in close proximity, appearing to be engaged in a conversation. The figure on the left wears a bowler hat and a coat, sporting a mustache and angular facial features. Next to him, two men are wearing military-style caps; they have beards and their expressions are partially obscured by the beards and shading. The central figure has distinct facial hair and a large mustache, and he is dressed in a uniform with noticeable buttons. He appears to be gesturing with his hand. The two figures on the right also wear hats and have long beards, with one seemingly looking at the central figure. The background is a beige-colored paper with printed text filling the right and left margins, detailing information about a play titled "L’Inspecteur Général 'REVIZOR'."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photorelief on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.3 x 38.4 cm (11 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.27

  • Series Title

    Théâtre de l'Oeuvre


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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, 85, no. 95.

1998

  • Boyer, Patricia. 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. 108.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: hermann-Paul; upper left printed: L'OEUVRE / 22 - RUE TURGOT - 22; upper right printed: SAISON 1897-1898 / 2e SPECTACLE / Salle du Nouveau-Théâtre...; lower center printed: L'Inspecteur Général "REVIZOR" / CINQ ACTES DE GOGOL / (Traduction de Prosper Mérimée) / PARIS--GRANDE IMPRIMERIE CENTRALE, 10 FG MONTMARTRE.

Wikidata ID

Q75395261

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