Mirages

1893

Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Associated Names
Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Artist, French, 1867 - 1936

This painting features a theater program illustration. The scene showcases audience members in the foreground observing performers on stage. The image is filled with vibrant and textured colors, with a section at the top left listing cast members and roles for a performance titled "Mirages." The audience is depicted in semi-profile, while the performers on stage are shown in dynamic poses against a green and yellow backdrop. An orchestra is illustrated in the lower right corner, contributing to the lively atmosphere of the theater setting. The artwork captures the essence of a late 19th-century theater experience and is stylistically reminiscent of Henri-Gabriel Ibels.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.9 x 31.3 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.44

  • 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. 18, as Mirages by Georges Lecomte.

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, 26, no. 18 (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. 18.

Inscriptions

center left in stone: H G. Ibels; upper right printed: LE / THÉATRE LIBRE / PROGRAMME / DU 5me SPECTACLE / DE LA SAISON / 1892-1893; upper left printed: MIRAGES... / De la part de M. Georges Lecomte; lower right printed: Paris. Imp. Eugène Verneau, 108, r. Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395390

You may be interested in

Loading Results