Ubu Roi

1896

Alfred Jarry

Artist, French, 1873 - 1907

Alfred Jarry

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photomechanical process in black on pink wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.8 x 32.5 cm (9 3/4 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.46

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. 59, as Ubu Roi (King Ubu) by Alfred Jarry.

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, no. 87C.

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. 59.

Inscriptions

upper left printed: Théâtre / de L'OEUVRE / IVe saison 2e Spectacle / Ubu Roi / Comédie dramatique / en 5 actes / d'Alfred Jarry...; along right side printed: Georges BANS, Directeur / 50, Boulevard Latour-Maubourg / PARIS...

Wikidata ID

Q75395420

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