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This is a painting of a marching band procession. The scene depicts a group of individuals wearing blue coats and red hats, marching in formation. In the foreground, musicians play brass instruments such as the horn and tuba, leading the procession. The background shows the continuation of the marchers along a path edged by a building. To the left of the image, there is text listing a theatre program with titles such as "A Bas Le Progrès!", "Mademoiselle Julie", and "Le Ménage Brésilè". The text appears to frame the image as part of a theatrical playbill or advertisement. The artwork features colored pencil or crayon application, with a pointillist or stippling effect in its color. This is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Bas Le Progrès!; Mademoiselle Julie; Le Ménage Brésile
Henri-Gabriel Ibels
- Date
- 1893
- Medium
- 4-color lithograph on wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 24.1 x 31.9 cm (9 1/2 x 12 9/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1995.76.30
- Credit line
- Gift of The Atlas Foundation
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Théâtre Libre
Subjects and terms
- French
- amusement
- genre
- lithograph
- Theater program
- civic
- ceremony
- France
- military
- Parade
- Military parade
Provenance
Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.
Inscription
lower right in stone: H G. Ibels; upper left printed: A BAS LE PROGRES!... / MADEMOISELLE JULIE... / LE MÉNAGE BRÉSILE / De la part de MM. Edmond de Goncourt, Auguste Strindberg et de Casanove, / et de M. Romain Coolus; upper right printed: LE THÉATRE / LIBRE / PROGRAMME / du 3me / SPECTACLE / de la Saison / 1892-1893; lower right printed: Paris. -Imp. Eugène VERNEAU, 108, rue de la Folie-Méricourt.
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