Le Talion; La Cage; Ceux qui restent; Fortune

1898

Louis Anquetin

Associated Names
Louis Anquetin

Artist, French, 1861 - 1932

This is a drawing of two figures in a wooded setting. The drawing shows a muscular figure playing a flute, another smaller figure, and an animal next to them. The scene is set against a backdrop of dense foliage, suggesting a natural environment. The drawing has intricate shading that gives depth and texture to the figures and the surrounding vegetation. The style of the drawing is reminiscent of classical themes often explored in mythological representations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper [proof before letters]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.4 x 25 cm (12 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

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, 40, no. 38.

1998

  • Boyer, Patricia. 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. 64.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: Anquetin-

Wikidata ID

Q75395104

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