Raphaël; Salomé

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

This is a drawing of two figures standing next to promotional text. The left side features a figure in profile wearing a high collared coat and top hat. On the right side, another figure is depicted frontally with a similar collar but without defined facial features. Between them, there is printed text promoting a performance of Oscar Wilde's "Salomé" and an edition of "l'Œuvre." The background is sparse with minimal lines. The style is characterized by loose line work akin to sketches by artists like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.8 x 50.2 cm (12 15/16 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.82

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 146, State only (Theatre Programme ed. 1896)

  • Series Title

    Théâtre de l'Oeuvre

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. 53, as Raphaël by Romain Coolus; Salomé by Oscar Wilde.

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.

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.

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, 73, no. 80.

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. 53.

Inscriptions

upper right in stone in ligature: T-L; upper center printed: "l'OEuvre" / administration: 23 rue Turgot / ANNÉE 1895-96 / TROISIEME SAISON / QUATRIEME SPECTACLE / Raphaël / Pièce en tois actes de M. ROMAIN COOLUS... / Salomé / Pièce en un acte d'Oscar Wilde...

Wikidata ID

Q75395730

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