Le Cloître (The Cloister)

1900

Théo van Rysselberghe

Associated Names
Théo van Rysselberghe

Artist, Belgian, 1862 - 1926

This is a drawing of an architectural scene with arches. The image depicts a minimalist portrayal of an ancient or medieval architectural setting, featuring grand arches and columns. The pale, monochromatic, and light sepia tones give it an aged look. There are silhouetted figures in the image, enhancing the religious or monastic atmosphere suggested by the title "Le Cloître". The text on the image indicates its connection to a theater production.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in yellow-brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.4 x 24.5 cm (8 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.94

  • 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

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. 67, as Le Cloître (The Cloister) by Emile Verhaeren.

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, 91, no. 106.

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. 67.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in pen and black ink: van Rysselberghe; by later hand, lower center in pen and black ink: E Verhaeren; upper left printed: "L'OEUVRE" / Direction LUGNÉ-POE; upper right printed: Le Cloître / pièce en quatre actes d'EMILE VERHAEREN...

Wikidata ID

Q75395801

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