Theater Program for "Boubouroche" and "Valet de coeur (Jack of Spades"

1892/1893

Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Associated Names
Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Artist, French, 1867 - 1936

This is a painting of a canal scene with a barge and two figures. There is a wooden barge with a red, green, and white painted pattern on its stern. In the foreground, two figures in dark clothing are on a yellow-colored surface. To the left, a bridge and other structures are in the background. The piece uses muted colors focusing on form and texture, with variations of color for depth. This is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on laid paper [proof before letters]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.9 x 40.5 cm (11 3/8 x 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.33

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Libre

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Sérusier [1863-1927], Paris; by inheritance to his wife, Marguerite Sérusier [died 1950], Paris; gift to her friend, Henriette Boutaric, Paris (her sale, Paris, Ader Picard Tajan, 20 June 1984, lot 490); purchased by 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. 21, as Boubouroche by Georges Courteline; Valet de coeur (The Jack of Hearts) by Maurice Vaucaire.

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, 27, no. 19.

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. 21.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: H. G Ibels; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Theâtre Libre 1892-93 Boubouroche; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 840387

Markings

recto: none; verso: black-stamped circular stamp: Ader Picard-Tajan / (1) 261.80.07 PARIS [center of circle]; Vente des 19 et 20 Juin 1984 - BOUTARIC/SERUSIER [outer rim of circle]

Wikidata ID

Q75395281

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