L'Aventure du Vieux Doyen (The Adventure of the Old Dean)

1891

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Associated Names
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Artist, Swiss, 1859 - 1923

This is a drawing featuring an elder figure being approached by a group in an interior setting. The figure is dressed in formal attire, holding a top hat. Surrounding him are other figures showing curiosity or admiration. One central figure is animatedly reaching towards the elder. In the background, another group appears intrigued, resembling an audience. Ornate wallpaper and stately columns decorate the setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink and lithographic crayon wtih colored crayon and touches of white gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.5 x 27.5 cm (14 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
    image: 29.6 x 25.1 cm (11 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.220

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 177 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in pen and black ink: Steinlen; by artist, lower left in blue-colored pencil: L'Aventure du Vieux Doyen; by artist, lower right in blue-colored pencil: Réduire à 0 [?] 23 en / largeur; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 82 (in circle); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: L Aventure du Doyen; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 33 (in circle); by later hand, lower center in graphite: [3?] (in circle)

Wikidata ID

Q64633123

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