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The image displays bold geometric shapes, including a large circle intersected by a T and L shape. These shapes are filled with a mosaic of colors, giving the impression of stacked colored blocks. Inside the circle, there is an abstract representation of a person in headwear facing a sunset, depicted in a pixelated or pointillist style. The border of the image consists of lines and rectangles in contrasting colors, framing the central composition. The overall arrangement resembles a stained-glass window or a kaleidoscope art piece.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Application du Cercle Chromatique de Mr. Ch. Henry
Paul Signac
- Date
- 1889
- Medium
- color lithograph on card
- Dimensions
- sheet: 16.2 x 18.5 cm (6 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1995.76.73
- 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
- male
- figure
- lithograph
- calligraphic elements
- calligraphic
- Theater program
Provenance
Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.
Inscription
across top in stone: T-L; lower right in stone: P. Signac; lower left in stone: Application du Cercle Chromatique de M.r Ch. Henry / Lith. ÉUGENE VERNEAU, 108, Rue de la Folie Méricort, Paris.; across top verso printed: LE / Théâtre Libre... / Mardi 15 Janvier 1889... / LA REINE FIAMMETTE...
NGA object ID 93909. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.