Les Tisserands

1893

Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Associated Names
Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Artist, French, 1867 - 1936

This is a drawing of workers in an industrial setting. The image depicts several topless figures pushing carts filled with material, along a track beside a large mound. In the background, there are outlines of industrial buildings with smokestacks against an orange sky. The left side of the image contains a detailed listing resembling a playbill with names and roles, suggesting it may be related to a theatrical production titled "Les Tisserands." The scene is characterized by dark, heavily textured shading contrasting with highlights of color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.8 x 31.6 cm (9 3/8 x 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.41

  • 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. 22, as Les Tisserands (The Weavers) by Gerhart Hauptmann.

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, 27, no. 20 (proof before letters).

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. 22.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: H. G. Ibels; upper center printed: LE THÉATRE LIBRE PROGRAMME DU 7me SPECTACLE DE LA SAISON 1892-1893.; upper right printed: LES TISSERANDS...; lower right printed: De la part de M. Gerhart Hauptmann.; lower left printed: Paris. Imp. Eugène Verneau, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395367

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