La Brebis; Le Tandem

1896

Hermann-Paul

Associated Names
Hermann-Paul

Artist, French, 1864 - 1940

The image depicts two individuals on sepia-toned paper. The primary figure, a woman, is shown from the waist up facing slightly left with her right hand on her hip. Her facial features are outlined with attention to detail. She has light-colored hair in an updo and wears a large, detailed hat. She is in a jacket with large buttons and visible cuffs. The second figure, a man, is depicted from the chest up, possibly behind a window with shutters. He has facial hair and combed-back hair, wearing a dark outfit. The background includes foliage painted with loose strokes. Printed text on both sides mentions titles and names related to theater or literary works.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.3 x 30.2 cm (19 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.26

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. 55, as La Brebis (The Sheep) by Edmond Sée; Le Tandem (Tandem) by Léo Trézenik and Pierre Soulaine.

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, 76, no. 84.

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. 55.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone in ligature: HMPL; center right printed: "L'OEUVRE" / Administration: 23 rue Turgot / ANNÉE MDCCCLXLV-LXLVI / TROISIEME SAISON / SEPTIEME SPECTACLE / La Brebis / Comédie en deux actes de M. Edmond Sée... / Le Tandem / Comédie en deux actes de MM. Léo Trezenik et Pierre Soulaine...

Wikidata ID

Q75395254

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