Une Mère; Brocéliande; Les Flaireurs; Des Mots! Des Mots!

1896

Maxime Dethomas

Associated Names
Maxime Dethomas

Artist, French, 1867 - 1929

This is a drawing of a magazine cover. The cover features text and an illustrated figure. The dominant colors are warm orange hues on a beige background. On the left side, there is text and an abstract human face with flowing hair. On the right side, there is a tall figure extending an arm. The figure is set amidst a fluid background that hints at nature or abstract elements. The style is reminiscent of early-20th-century art publications, with intricate linework and decorative elements commonly found in Art Nouveau design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in orange on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.5 x 50.5 cm (12 3/8 x 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.24

  • Series Title

    Théâtre de l'Oeuvre

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. 52, as Une Mère (A Mother) by Ellin Ameen; Brocéliande by Jean Lorrain; Les Flaireurs (The Sniffers) by...

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, 72, no. 79.

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. 52.

Inscriptions

center right printed: L'OEUVRE / ADMINISTRATION / 23 RUE TURGOT / ANNÉE 1895-96 / Troisième Saison / 3me SPECTACLE / Une Mère / Drame en trois actes de Ellin AMEEN / Traduction de Comte PROZOR... / BROCÉLIANDE / Un acte en vers de Jean LORRAIN / Musique de scène de M. de WAILLY... / LES FLAIREURS / Symbole en trois actes de M. Ch. Van LERBERGHE... / DES MOTS! DES MOTS! / Pièce en un acte en vers / de MM. Charles QUINEL et René DUBREUIL...; upper left in stone: Revue / encyclopedique / LAROUSSE...

Wikidata ID

Q75395216

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