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.
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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
Print
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...

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