L'École des veufs; Au Temps de la ballade

1889

Alexandre Charpentier

Associated Names
Alexandre Charpentier

Artist, French, 1856 - 1909

This is a photograph of a vintage theater program. The program includes information such as the name of the theater, titles of plays, names of individuals credited with roles, and event details. The layout is simple with text in varying font sizes. The program is in French and printed in monochrome. It provides insight into theatrical culture from the late 19th century.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkless embossing (gaufrage) on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.2 x 18.6 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.13

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. 4, as L'Ecole des veufs (School for Widowers) by Georges Ancey; Au Temps de la ballade (In the Time of....

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, under no. 11.

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. 4.

Inscriptions

lower right embossed: ALEXANDRE CHARPENTIER; upper left printed: LE THÉATRE LIBRE / Saison 1889-1890; center left printed: ...AU TEMPS DE LA BALLADE...; center right printed: L'ÉCOLE DES VEUFS...; across bottom printed: Mercredi 27 Novembre 1889.... / De la part de MM. GEORGES ANCEY ET GEORGE BOIS. / Paris. -Imp. Eugène VERNEAU, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395149

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