Le Fils de l'abbesse; Le Fardeau de la liberté

1897

Henri Lebasque

Associated Names
Henri Lebasque

Artist, French, 1865 - 1937

The image displays a flat perspective of a forest scene. The horizon is hidden by vertical tree trunks stretching from the foreground into the background. The art style features linear brushstrokes creating textures resembling bark and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of black on an off-white or yellowed background. The image is set against a printed publication background with text and a figure, possibly a woman, among the trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.1 x 24.4 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.50

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, 83, no. 92.

1998

  • Boyer, Patricia. 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. 105.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone in ligature: HL; lower left printed: L'OEuvre / QUATRIEME SAISON / SEPTIEME SPECTACLE / 22, Rue Turgot / le fils de l'abbesse... / Le Fardeau de la Liberté / Pièce en un acte de M. TRISTAN BERNARD... / Paris. Imp. Eugène Verneau, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt. / Georges BANS, Directeur / 50, Boulevard Latour-Maubourg / PARIS...

Wikidata ID

Q75395434

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