Mariage d'argent; Le Fardeau de la liberté; Un Client sérieux [recto]

1897

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image depicts a full-body sketch of a person standing in profile to the right. The person is shown in a slightly forward-leaning position, holding a piece of paper. The sketch shows a male with facial features, wearing a long coat and hat, and one hand in a pocket. The drawing is created with soft lines, resembling a pencil or charcoal drawing. To the left is text related to a theatrical program on cream-colored paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.9 x 49.5 cm (12 9/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.84.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 235, State (reproduction--programme cover)

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Antoine

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of a nude figure set against a swirling, cloud-like background. On one side, there is a column of text with old-style font. The text appears to be in French. On the other side, there is a detailed sketch of a male human figure exhibiting a dynamic pose. The figure appears to be integrated into a natural environment, signified by wavy lines denoting clouds or water and some vegetation below.

Dancing Nude and Advertisement for Eugène Verneau's "Estampes décoratives" [verso]

Louis Anquetin

1897

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. 33, as Dancing Nude and Advertisement for Eugène Verneau's "Estampes décoratives" (verso).

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, 39, no. 37.

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. 33.

Inscriptions

lower center in stone in ligature: T-L; lower right printed: dessin de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC.; across left side printed: Théâtre Antoine / Jeudi 23 Décembre, à 8 h. 1/2. / REPRÉSENTATION / Organisée par les Amis de M. GÉMIER... / MARIAGE D'ARGENT / Étude de paysans en un acte, de M. Eugène BOURGEOIS... / LE FARDEAU DE LA LIBERTÉ / Comédie en 1 acte, de M. Tristan BERNARD... / UN CLIENT SÉRIEUX / Comédie en 1 acte, de M. George COURTELINE...; lower right verso in stone backwards: Anquetin; lower right verso printed: dessin de ANQUETIN....

Wikidata ID

Q75395737

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