Le Volant

1895

Ker Xavier Roussel

Associated Names
Ker Xavier Roussel

Artist, French, 1867 - 1944

This drawing depicts a theatrical program cover. The cover shows silhouettes of figures on a terrace surrounded by stylized foliage and textured patterns, against a minimalistic sky. The right side of the image contains printed text indicating a program for a play titled "Le Volant," performed in the 1894-95 season and written by Judith Cladel, along with a list of characters and their performers. The drawing uses fine lines and shaded areas to create depth and balance between the sketched figures and the text.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.4 x 20.9 cm (12 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.68

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salomon 1968, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • "Le théâtre de l'Oeuvre, 1893-1900: Naissance du théâtre moderne", Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2005, no. 101.

Bibliography

1965

  • Kunsthalle Bremen [Christian von Heusinger, complier]. Ker-Xavier Roussel 1867-1944. Gemalde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik. Bremen: 1965.

1968

  • Salomon, Jacques. Introduction a l'oeuvre gravé de K. X. Roussel. Paris: Mercure de France, 1968.

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, 67, no. 72.

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. 82, fig. 57.

Inscriptions

lower right printed: "L'OEuvre" / ADMINSTRATION: 23, RUE TURGOT / Saison 1894-1895 / 7e Spectacle / Conférence de M. EDMOND PICARD / LE VOLANT / Pièce en 3 actes de Mlle JUDITH CLADEL...

Wikidata ID

Q75395593

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