La Meule; Jeune premier! [recto]

1891

Charles Decaux after John Lewis Brown

Associated Names
Charles Decaux

Artist, French, active 1890s

John Lewis Brown

Artist After, French, 1829 - 1890

The image features two sketched illustrations on two separate pages. On the left page is an illustration of a woman sitting down, holding an orange. She is dressed in a long-sleeved outfit with rolled-up sleeves and an apron, and has medium-length wavy hair. She is surrounded by a basket of oranges. The background is textured. On the right page is an illustration of a woman standing on a beam over water, with her upper body extended forward and arms outstretched. She has short curly hair and wears a skirt. Several figures in the background are observing her, with indistinct architectural elements around them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    folding program with 1 print (photomechanical process) by Decaux after John Lewis Brown, 1 transfer lithograph in red by Decaux after Renoir, and 1 transfer lithograph in red by Luce on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet (program opened): 25.5 x 40.4 cm (10 1/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet (program closed): 25.5 x 20.2 cm (10 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.51.a

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Libre

Associated Artworks

La Meule; Jeune premier! [verso]

Charles Decaux, Maximilien Luce

1891

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, 21, no. 9.

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. 20.

Inscriptions

upper left printed: 4e Spectacle du THÉATRE LIBRE / (Saison 1890-91). / LA MEULE / PIECE EN QUATRE ACTE, EN PROSE... / JEUNE PREMIER! / Pièce en un acte, en prose... / De la part de MM. Paul GINISTY et Georges LECOMTE; upper right printed: PARIS, 21 Février 1891.... / L'ART / DANS LES / DEUX MONDES / ...; lower right in plate: CH. DECAUX. SC / John Lewis Brown 1890; lower right printed: Dessin inédit de JOHN LEWIS BROWN (Galerie Durand-Ruel).; upper right verso in stone: Luce; lower left verso in stone: Ch. DECAUX SC.; lower center verso in stone: Renoir; lower left verso printed: LA MARCHANDE D'ORANGES, croquis de RENOIR / (Galerie Durand-Ruel.) / PARIS. ---IMP. CHAIX, 20 RUE BERGERE---333.2.91.(c). Le Directeur-Gérant: Yveling RAMBAUD

Wikidata ID

Q75395438

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