Au-delà des forces humaines

1897

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names
Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

The image shows a vertically oriented artwork combining illustration and text. The scene depicts a rural landscape, with dense vertical brushstrokes resembling tree trunks on the left side. In the background, there are buildings and curved lines suggesting a countryside setting. The style features rough brushstrokes in dark and light tones on a sepia background, giving the impression of movement and texture. A rectangular block of text on the left side details a theatrical piece titled "Au delà des Forces," including cast and venue information.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.9 x 31.9 cm (9 7/16 x 12 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.99

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roger-Marx 1948, no. 25, State ii/ii

  • 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

2012

  • Edouard Vuillard: A Painter and His Muses, The Jewish Museum, New York, 2012.

Bibliography

1948

  • Roger-Marx, Claude. L'Oeuvre grave de Vuillard. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1948.

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, 81, no. 89.

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. 103.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: EV; lower left printed: L'OEUVRE... / Au delà des Forces / DEUXIEME PARTIE...

Wikidata ID

Q75395832

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