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

1893

Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Associated Names
Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Artist, French, 1867 - 1936

This painting features a marching band parade. The image shows a group of musicians in uniform, wearing bright blue coats and red hats, marching in formation. In the foreground, musicians are seen playing brass instruments enthusiastically. The composition captures the movement and energy of the parade as it travels along a street lined with simple structures. The use of bright colors and bold outlines creates a lively and somewhat festive atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4-color lithograph on laid paper [proof before letters]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29 x 40.2 cm (11 7/16 x 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.31

  • 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. 16, 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.

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. 16.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: H G. Ibels

Watermarks

MP (?) (cut off)

Wikidata ID

Q75395270

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