Program Design for the Théâtre Libre

1890

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image is a program cover featuring abstract human-like figures and decorative elements. On the left side, a stylized figure holds red and blue theatrical masks. The background has swirling shapes and bold colors with floral patterns. The upper left shows part of a word, possibly “THE,” and the top right has text or a pattern possibly saying "LIBRE". Across the top and center, "Programme" is written in an elegant script. The right side has blank space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.4 x 20 cm (12 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.1

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. 8, as Program Design for the Théâtre Libre.

Bibliography

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. 8.

Inscriptions

across top in pen and black ink and red watercolor (head of figure obscures word): THEA E LIBRE; center right in pen and black ink: PROGRAMME; center in graphite: A mon bon comarade Lugné, / P Bonnard

Wikidata ID

Q64619566

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