Nell Horn

1891

Alexandre Charpentier

Associated Names
Alexandre Charpentier

Artist, French, 1856 - 1909

This image depicts a theater performance announcement featuring a silhouetted figure. The drawing shows a female figure with arms outstretched, rendered in a stippling or spray paint effect in red transitioning into yellow. The background includes text related to a theatrical performance titled "NELL HORN," a drama in four acts and six tableaux, in prose. The text also includes the name of the theater, "Le Théâtre Libre," the performance season of 1891-1892, and a performance date of Monday, May 25, 1891. Various roles and characters associated with the play are listed with names and descriptive titles for actors or personas, suggesting the image serves as a poster or playbill for a vintage theatrical production.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4-color lithograph with embossing (gaufrage) on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.2 x 18.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.16


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

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, 23, no. 11.

Inscriptions

lower right embossed: ALEXANDRE CHARPENTIER; upper left printed: LE THÉATRE LIBRE / Saison 1890-1891; center left printed: NELL HORN; across bottom printed: Lundi 25 Mai 1891.... / De la part de M.M. ROSNY / Paris. -Imp. Eugène VERNEAU, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395375

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