A Bas Le Progrès!; Mademoiselle Julie; Le Ménage Brésile

1893

Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Associated Names
Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Artist, French, 1867 - 1936

This is a painting of a marching band procession. The scene depicts a group of individuals wearing blue coats and red hats, marching in formation. In the foreground, musicians play brass instruments such as the horn and tuba, leading the procession. The background shows the continuation of the marchers along a path edged by a building. To the left of the image, there is text listing a theatre program with titles such as "A Bas Le Progrès!", "Mademoiselle Julie", and "Le Ménage Brésilè". The text appears to frame the image as part of a theatrical playbill or advertisement. The artwork features colored pencil or crayon application, with a pointillist or stippling effect in its color. This is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.1 x 31.9 cm (9 1/2 x 12 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.30

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Libre

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. 15, as A Bas Le Progrès! (Down with Progress!) by Edmond de Goncourt; Mademoiselle Julie by Auguste....

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, 25, no. 16 (proof before letters).

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. 15.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: H G. Ibels; upper left printed: A BAS LE PROGRES!... / MADEMOISELLE JULIE... / LE MÉNAGE BRÉSILE / De la part de MM. Edmond de Goncourt, Auguste Strindberg et de Casanove, / et de M. Romain Coolus; upper right printed: LE THÉATRE / LIBRE / PROGRAMME / du 3me / SPECTACLE / de la Saison / 1892-1893; lower right printed: Paris. -Imp. Eugène VERNEAU, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395267

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