Les Soutiens de la société

1896

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names
Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

This is a drawing of a room with text and figures within it. The composition is divided into two parts: the left side filled with textual information about a theatrical performance and the right side illustrating a dimly lit room with several figures. The figures are sketched in an expressive, loose style, creating a slightly mysterious atmosphere. The central figure appears seated, surrounded by draped curtains, hints of a window, and indistinct forms suggesting other furniture or objects in the room. The text provides details of a publication and a performance by Henrik Ibsen. The dark, scratchy lines and shading of the drawing contribute to an overall dramatic and enigmatic mood.

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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 49.9 cm (12 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roger-Marx 1948, no. 24, State iii/iii

  • 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. 56, as Les Soutiens de la société (Pillars of Society) by Henrik Ibsen.

Bibliography

1948

  • Roger-Marx, Claude. L'Oeuvre grave de Vuillard. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1948.

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, 77, no. 85.

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. 56.

Inscriptions

lower center in stone: E. Vuillard; upper left printed: "L'OEUVRE" / Administration: 23, rue Turgot / TROISIEME SAISON / ANNÉES 1895-1896 / HUITIEME SPECTACLE / Les Soutiens / de la Société / Pièce en 4 actes de HENRIK IBSEN...

Wikidata ID

Q75395930

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