Theatre, Loches |  Art Institute of Chicago (1934.621) | |
| Number: | 418 | |
| Date: | 1888 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 101 x 68 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at upper centre | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 3 | |
| Catalogues: | K.387; M.388 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (3) | ||
KEYWORD
gallery, interior, people, theatre.
TITLE
The title is consistent apart from occasional additional accents, as in the following examples:
'Theatre Loches' (1889, Whistler). 1
'Theatre, Loches' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 2
'Théâtre, Loches' (1904, Grolier Club). 3
'Theatre, Loches' is the generally accepted title.
'Theatre Loches' (1889, Whistler). 1
'Theatre, Loches' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 2
'Théâtre, Loches' (1904, Grolier Club). 3
'Theatre, Loches' is the generally accepted title.
1: List, 18 July 1889, GUW #13235.
2: Kennedy 1902 (cat. no. 337).
3: New York 1904a (cat. no. 375).
DESCRIPTION
A view in a theatre, looking down and across the stalls to the boxes and balcony on the far side. The heads and shoulders of people in the audience, the women with decorative bonnets, are sketched in, all looking towards the right, except for a woman in a box at the far side, who looks back at the people in the stalls. The balcony casts deep shadows; the supporting pillar, at left, is decorated with an oval escutcheon or lantern.
SITE
The town of Loches in the Loire valley, France. This is the only specifically named interior scene etched in Loches.
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