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 stage with several figures seemingly in the midst of a performance or rehearsal. The image depicts a view of a theatre stage from an off-stage perspective, capturing the shadows and forms of individuals in mid-motion. The scene is dominated by strong contrasts and heavy use of lines and shading, emphasizing the dramatic interplay of light and dark. The foreground features the faint outline of stairs leading up to the stage, and the background consists of large stage curtains and lighting equipment. The entirety of the image is rendered in monochrome, using varying intensities of black and gray shades to create depth and texture. The style conveys a sense of the dynamic and ephemeral nature of theatrical productions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.8 x 20.9 cm (12 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.111

  • 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.

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, 92, no. 107.

Inscriptions

lower right printed: Lithographie d'EDOUARD VUILLARD; lower center printed: UNE RÉPÉTITION A "L'OEUVRE"; across center verso printed: PENDANT LES ENTR'ACTES / DEMANDEZ / THE WEEKLY / CRITICAL REVIEW... / Décembre 1903...

Wikidata ID

Q75395990

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