Hérakléa

1896

Paul Sérusier

Associated Names
Paul Sérusier

Artist, French, 1863 - 1927

The image captures a detailed landscape from an elevated perspective. A body of water with distant ships is seen, alongside soldiers or figures on horseback labeled "P. Ser." The terrain is rugged with figures engaged in various activities. The style features bold lines suggestive of woodcut or linocut techniques, using a monochromatic sepia color palette. Romanesque-style buildings are present on the left side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    zincograph in red-brown on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.8 x 50.3 cm (12 15/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.69

  • 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

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, 74, no. 81.

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. 93, fig. 59.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: P. Ser.; upper right printed: L'OEUVRE / Administration / 23 rue turgot / Année 1895-96 / Troisième Saison / Cinquième Spectacle / Hérakléa / Drame en vers, en trois actes / de M. Auguste Villeroy...; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Serusier

Wikidata ID

Q75395596

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