Le Chariot de terre cuite

1895

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

This is a drawing of a theatrical program for "Le Chariot de Terre Cuite". The drawing features an illustration centered around a classical column and a human figure in traditional attire. The program details are listed within a bordered section on the left side, surrounded by stylized flowers and decorative vines. Below the figure, there are characters that appear to be Hindu script. The overall aesthetic is highly illustrative, reminiscent of the Art Nouveau style with delicate lines and ornate embellishments.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue and pink on wove paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Martin and Liane W. Atlas

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.9 x 37.7 cm (22 x 14 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.87.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 89, State only (Theatre Programme ed.)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gross Collection (Lugt undesc); Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1996.

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. 45, as Le Chariot de terre cuite (The Little Clay Cart) adapted from the Mric'Chakatika (attributed to....

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.

1985

  • Wittrock, Wolfgang, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints, 2 vols. London and New York, 1985.

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. 45.

  • 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. 45.

Inscriptions

lower center in stone: T-L; upper left printed: 2e Saison 1894-95 / 4me SOIRÉE / Le Chariot / de Terre Cuite / Cinq actes de M. Victor BARRUCAND / d'après la MRIC'CHAKATIKA...; by later hand, lower right in pen and blue ink: A Spo Ke(?) / T-Lautrec; by later hand, lower right in graphite: D.77; by later hand, lower left in graphite: LX Le Chariot de terre cuite. D. 77; by later hand, lower center in graphite: signed (illeg.); by later hand, upper right in graphite: Toulouse-Lautrec / (illeg) !

Wikidata ID

Q75396683

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