Historique du Théâtre de "L'Oeuvre"
1895
Medium
lithograph in green on light brown wove paper
Dimensions
sheet (program closed): 25.3 x 23.6 cm (9 15/16 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet (program opened): 25.3 x 47.5 cm (9 15/16 x 18 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Atlas Foundation
Accession Number
1995.76.113
Art Historical Context
Joseph Sattler's 1895 lithograph, Historique du Théâtre de "L'Oeuvre", offers a fascinating window into the world of late 19th-century Parisian theater. This print, executed in green on light brown wove paper, was designed as a program that folds from a compact square-like format of 25.3 x 23.6 cm to a wider 25.3 x 47.5 cm when opened, allowing it to present historical information about the Théâtre de l'Œuvre to audiences. Lithography, a versatile printmaking method developed in the 1790s, involves drawing on a stone or plate with a greasy substance and using chemical processes to print multi...