La Meule; Jeune premier! [verso]

1891

Maximilien Luce and Charles Decaux after Auguste Renoir

Associated Names
Charles Decaux

Artist, French, active 1890s

Maximilien Luce

Artist, French, 1858 - 1941

Auguste Renoir

Artist After, French, 1841 - 1919

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.b

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Libre

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Associated Artworks

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.

La Meule; Jeune premier! [recto]

Charles Decaux

1891

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in stone: Luce; lower left in stone: Ch. DECAUX SC.; lower center in stone: Renoir; lower left 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; upper left verso 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 verso printed: PARIS, 21 Février 1891.... / L'ART / DANS LES / DEUX MONDES / ...; lower right verso in plate: CH. DECAUX. SC / John Lewis Brown 1890; lower right verso printed: Dessin inédit de JOHN LEWIS BROWN...

Wikidata ID

Q75395441

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