Eltinge Follies

1940

Reginald Marsh

Associated Names
Reginald Marsh

Artist, American, born France, 1898 - 1954

The image features a split-view scene of a theater or similar venue. In the lower portion, rows of men are seated, facing the stage. They are dressed in suits with short hairstyles. On the right, a woman stands on stage with long blonde hair, wearing a hat, thigh-high heels, and holding fabric. The stage is decorated with woodwork and carvings, including cherubic sculptures. Above, the balcony has more seated figures, likely men, in jackets. The background shows heavy curtains and detailed architectural elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.48 × 24.77 cm (12 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 33.66 × 27.31 cm (13 1/4 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.90.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sasowsky 1976, no. 211, vii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leonard Golditch, New York, Attorney for Mrs. Marsh; (Pia Gallo, NY); purchased 2008 by NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 91.

Bibliography

1976

  • Sasowsky, Norman. The Prints of Reginald Marsh. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1976, no. 211.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: 1940 / R.M.; lower right in graphite: Reginald Marsh

Wikidata ID

Q77007115

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