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Une répétition à L'Oeuvre, Program for L'Oasis

1903

Edouard Vuillard

Associated Names

Edouard Vuillard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1940

This is a drawing of a theater stage during a rehearsal. The image shows an interior view of a theater, with a stage framed by a large proscenium arch. The stage is bustling with activity, as silhouettes of figures are clustered towards the center. The background features tall curtains, and stair steps lead up to the elevated stage platform. The drawing employs a sketchy, dynamic style with strong contrasts of light and shadow, giving the scene a sense of depth and motion. The intricate cross-hatching technique is used to convey texture and form, particularly in the drapery and the architectural elements of the stage.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper bound in theater program with blue paper cover
Credit Line

Gift of The Atlas Foundation
Dimensions

page size: 30.2 x 20.6 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
overall size (program opened): 30.2 x 42.1 cm (11 7/8 x 16 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1995.76.103
Catalogue Raisonné

Roger-Marx 1948, no. 50, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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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, 92, no. 107.

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. 123.

Inscriptions

lower right printed: Lithographie d'Edouard Vuillard; lower center printed: UNE RÉPÉTITION A "L'OEUVRE"

Wikidata ID

Q75395919

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