Leurs Filles; Les Fourches caudines; Lidoire

1891

Henri Rivière

Associated Names
Henri Rivière

Artist, French, 1864 - 1951

The image shows a river scene with various elements positioned in a serene composition. The horizon line is placed just above the center of the image and is marked by a distant, soft silhouette of skyline structures. A boat with visible passengers is on the left side of the river, moving towards the right. The river stretches beyond it, with loose brushstrokes indicating the movement of the water. The sky above has a soft gradient of warm tones. The brushstrokes provide a textured appearance, while the color palette evokes a calm atmosphere with pastel shades.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.5 x 20.6 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.1 x 22.4 cm (7 1/8 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.63

  • 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. 11, as Leurs Filles (Their Daughters) by Pierre Wolff; Les Fourches caudines (The Caudine Forks) by Mau...

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, 22, no. 12.

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. 11.

Inscriptions

lower left stone: Henri Rivière; upper right verso printed: LE THEATRE LIBRE / Septième Spectacle de la Saison 1890-1890 / LEURS FILLES... / LIDOIRE...; lower right verso printed: De la part de MM. Maurice Le Courbeiller, Georges Courteline / et Pierre Wolff / Paris. -Imp. Eugène VERNEAU, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt

Wikidata ID

Q75395558

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