La fête de village (Village Festival)

1896

József Rippl-Rónai

Associated Names
József Rippl-Rónai

Artist, Hungarian, 1861 - 1927

This is a painting of a group of figures in a park setting. The canvas shows an assembly of figures in attire composed of blue, yellow, and white hues, engaging in conversation or leisure within what appears to be a park or garden. The figures are stylized with simplified, rounded forms, and they occupy a flat, almost two-dimensional space. The scene is under a canopy of trees, with circular objects resembling fruit or lights hanging from the branches. The background features a muted and flat application of color, emphasizing the focus on the interplay of the figures themselves. This painting is in the style of Édouard Vuillard.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.5 x 53.3 cm (15 9/16 x 21 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.138.9

  • Series Title

    L'Album des peintres-graveurs


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston (stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 36, as La Fête de village (Village Festival), from Album des peintres-graveurs.

Bibliography

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 36.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: RR (in monogram); lower left below image in graphite: No 54 Ronai

Wikidata ID

Q75420338

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