La Dupe; Son petit coeur, 1891

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series Title

Théâtre Libre

Medium

embossing (gaufrage) on brown wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 19.8 x 14.7 cm (7 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Atlas Foundation

Accession Number

1995.76.14

Artists / Makers

Alexandre Charpentier (artist) French, 1856 - 1909

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right embossed: Alexandre Charpentier; upper left printed: LE THÉATRE LIBRE / Saison 1891-1892; lower left printed: SON PETIT COEUR...; center right printed: LA DUPE...; across bottom printed: Mercredi 27 Novembre 1889.... / De la part de MM. GEORGES ANCEY et LOUIS MARSOLLEAU.

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Atlas, Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
Darzens, Rodolphe

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. 10, as La Dupe (The Dupe) by Georges Ancey; Son petit coeur (The Little Heart) by Louis Marsolleau.

2006: Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (1856-1909), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006, no cat.

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, 23, no. 13.

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. 10.