L'Assomption de Hannele Mattern; En l'attendant

1894

Paul Sérusier

Associated Names
Paul Sérusier

Artist, French, 1863 - 1927

This is a drawing of a theater program cover. The image features a woman lying down on her back, holding a flower with a yellow center. The woman is drawn with a flowing sense of elegance, her hair cascading around her. In the background, there is a faint outline of another figure that blends into the overall green backdrop. The right side of the image contains text detailing a theater production, "L’Assomption de Hannele Mattern," listing the cast of characters and people involved in the performance. The style combines illustrative and typographic elements likely from the late 19th to early 20th century, creating an evocative and dreamy atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.6 x 23.6 cm (12 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.71

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, 30, no. 24.

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. 5.

Inscriptions

center in stone: P Sér; upper right printed: LE THÉATRE LIBRE / Troisième Spectacle / de la Saison 1893-1894 / L'Assomption de Hannele Mattern...; lower left printed: EN L'ATTENDANT...; across bottom printed: De la part de MM. GERHART HAUPTMANN, JEAN THOREL & Léon ROUX. / Paris, Imp. Eugène Verneau, 108, r. Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395626

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