Le Chariot de terre cuite

1895

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

This is a drawing featuring a theatrical program combined with an illustrative design. The left side contains text of a program for a performance titled "Le Chariot de Terre Cuite," detailing acts, participants, and roles. The right side features an illustration of a person standing behind a sculptural column with raised arms. Curvilinear organic shapes weave through the design, creating an ornate backdrop. The composition shows an Art Nouveau influence with flowing lines and integration of typography and illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue on pink wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43.8 x 28.1 cm (17 1/4 x 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.78

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 89, State only (Theatre programme edition)


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

1954

  • Adhemar, Jean. Honore Daumier. Paris: Editions Pierre Tisne, 1954.

1985

  • Wittrock, Wolfgang, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints, 2 vols. London and New York, 1985, no. 89.

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, 65, no. 69.

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. 78.

Inscriptions

lower center in stone: T-L (in ligature); upper left printed: 2e Saison 1894-95 / 4me SOIRÉE / Le Chariot / de Terre Cuite / Cinq actes de M. Victor BARRUCAND / d'après la MRIC'CHAKATIKA...

Wikidata ID

Q75395697

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