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Colour lithograph of two men in a tavern with a bartender, beside a printed theatre programme for Le Devoir.

Le Devoir

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1893

Color lithograph of a Théâtre Libre program showing two women in yellow dresses, a stout man in red trunks, and cast lists.

Le Grappin; L'Affranchie

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1892

Lithograph poster of seated women on a yellow beach with sailboats and two children walking toward the green sea.

Les Fossiles

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1892

Colored poster of workers pushing carts along a track under an orange sky, with cast list for Les Tisserands at right.

Les Tisserands

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1893

Lithograph poster of a forest with pale tree trunks and two outstretched figures, with theatre cast text on the left.

Le Fils de l'abbesse; Le Fardeau de la liberté

Henri Lebasque, 1897

Pen-and-ink bust portrait of a man with a mustache and open collar, captioned André Antoine, on cream paper.

André Antoine

after Lucien Métivet, 1890s

Lithograph poster of an embracing couple beside a dining table with candelabra, with cast lists for L'Echelle and Le Balcon.

L'Echelle; Le Balcon

Alfredo Müller, 1898

Theatre poster with a couple embracing by a tree under a low sun, a seated figure at right, and cast lists in print.

Inceste d'âmes; Mineur et soldat

Alphonse Osbert, 1896

Playbill for 1895 theatre performances with a Félicien Rops drawing of a man swinging an axe beside a tree.

L'Ecole de l'idéal; Le Petit Eyolf

Félicien Rops, 1895

Theatre programme from 1895 with a central Félicien Rops drawing of a nude winged-helmeted figure holding a mask.

L'Ecole de l'idéal; Le Petit Eyolf

after Félicien Rops, 1895

Lithograph with a pointillist circular color diagram showing a sunset and sailboat, framed by colorful borders and letters T

Application du Cercle Chromatique de Mr. Ch. Henry

Paul Signac, 1888

Colorful lithograph with stippled circular landscape vignette, stylized letters, and a multicolored border, signed P. Signac.

Application du Cercle Chromatique de Mr. Ch. Henry

Paul Signac, 1889

Lithograph of a crowd with raised arms facing a bearded speaker at a lectern, with a cast list printed at lower right.

L'Ennemi du peuple

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1899

Brown sketch menu showing a hooded robed figure and a cat beside handwritten French menu items and a caption.

Menu du réveillon offert aux amis du Théâtre Antoine

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, late 1890s

Two-page 1896 theatre poster by Tancrède Synave: a couple embracing on the left, a smoking man and woman in yellow on the rig

L'Ame invisible; Mademoiselle Fifi

Tancrède Synave, 1896

Art Nouveau theatre poster with two women, swirling dark hair, theatrical masks along the edge, and printed cast list.

Venise sauvée (Venice Preserved)

Jan Toorop, 1895

Blue-ink poster of a cart, elephant and standing figure beside a printed cast list and tulip motifs.

Le Chariot de terre cuite

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Lithograph poster by Toulouse-Lautrec showing a woman seen from behind beside a man in a top hat, with red background and cas

L'Argent

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Le Missionnaire

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

La Lépreuse

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Raphaël; Salomé

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Theater program poster with printed cast lists and a lithograph of a woman with yellow hair beside a standing man.

Une Faillite; Le Poète et le financier

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Lithograph of a bearded man in a bowler hat and overcoat reading a newspaper beside a wall.

Benefit for Firmin Gémier

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897

Theatre programme with blue cast lists and a crayon sketch of a seated woman, a man smoking, and standing figures.

Le Bien d'autrui; Hors Les Lois

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897

Sketched lithograph poster showing a seated figure in a checked dress, a standing man at left, and a horse and rider in the b

Rosmersholm; Le Gage

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897

Ochre print of a woman with flowing hair beside an owl, skull, bats and a guitar, titled La Muse malade.

La Muse malade

Louis Abel Truchet, c. 1900

Lithograph poster of a woman with arms raised amid swirling smoke, with cast list and play title printed on the right.

La Fumée, puis la flamme

Louis Abel Truchet, 1895

Vallotton lithograph poster: a man reads at a table beside a child on the floor, with theatre announcement text in bold lette

Père

Félix Vallotton, 1894

Orange-tinted theatre programme for Le Cloître showing cloister arches, robed monks, cypress trees and a cast list.

Le Cloître (The Cloister)

Théo van Rysselberghe, 1900

Lithograph poster for Le Joug showing a nude woman carrying a yoke beside a fence, with a cast list in the lower right.

Le Joug

Pierre-Eugène Vibert, 1899

Dark brown lithographic theatre poster for Le Cuivre showing a seated woman in a patterned gown beside a window, with cast li

Le Cuivre

Pierre-Eugène Vibert, 1895

Vuillard theatre poster with dark forest trunks, a pale village, a figure at right, and cast list text at left.

Au-delà des forces humaines

Edouard Vuillard, 1897

Brown lithographic poster with sketched figures, a cross, a crowd, a feathered hat, and handwritten theatre and magazine text

Au dessus des forces humaines; L'Araignée de cristal

Edouard Vuillard, 1894

Lithographic theatre programme with a sketched garden of tree trunks above cast lists and printed text.

Frères; La Gardienne; Créanciers

Edouard Vuillard, 1894

Orange and brown lithographic poster with an interior scene of figures beside curtains and a window, with cast lists printed

Les Soutiens de la société

Edouard Vuillard, 1896

Sketch and handwritten theatre announcement for Ibsen's Rosmersholm with cast list, figures drawn at left.

Rosmersholm

Edouard Vuillard, 1893

Brown lithograph poster of a woman by trees beside a path, with printed cast list for Ibsen's Solness le constructeur.

Solness le constructeur

Edouard Vuillard, 1894

Brown lithographic theatre poster for Ibsen's Un Ennemi du peuple, with cast lists and dark decorative foliage framing the te

Un Ennemi du peuple

Edouard Vuillard, 1893

Dark lithographic poster with a window, pale seated figures, and printed French text listing titles and names.

Une Nuit d'Avril à Céos; L'Image

Edouard Vuillard, 1894

Théâtre Libre theatre program with color illustration of Pierrot struck by a man in green, plus handwritten verse and cast li

Chevalerie rustique; L'Amante du Christ; Marié; Les Bouchers

Adolphe Willette, 1888

Brand

Joseph Sattler, 1895

Pencil drawing of Florence houses rising above the Arno, with a boatman in a small boat and their reflections on the water.

A View of the Arno, Florence

Edward Poynter, 1874

The Madonna and Child with an Escaped Goldfinch

Guercino, early 1630s

Red chalk drawing of Venus seated in a shell niche above a fountain with cupids and swans.

Rocaille Fountain with Venus, Amorini, and Swans

Edmé Bouchardon, c. 1735

Brown wash drawing of Saint Mark seated with a lion, flanked by two bishops with crosiers and two hovering putti.

Saint Mark with Two Bishops and Putti

Attributed to Jacopo Palma il Giovane, c. 1580

Pen and brown ink drawing of a procession with armed men, dancing women, a tambourine player and a child.

The Triumph of David

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1826

An Elderly Peasant Woman

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, c. 1878

Chiaroscuro print of a seated nude man with a staff, books at his feet and a bird behind him, in brown tones.

Diogenes

after Parmigianino Ugo da Carpi, c. 1527

Bust of a Man with a Turban Facing Left

Salomon Koninck, 1638

Lithograph of hilltop buildings at Tivoli above a cliff, with a waterfall on the right and trees along a rocky path.

Fabriques à Tivoli (Buildings at Tivoli)

Jules Coignet, 1828

Crayon-sketched theatre poster for Ibsen's La Comédie de l'Amour with caricatured male figures and a printed cast list.

La Comédie de l'amour

Ernest La Jeunesse, 1897

Sepia theatre poster for Fausta showing a woman with tousled hair wrapped in a billowing veil, with cast list at left.

Fausta

Charles-Lucien Léandre, 1899

Brown-ink poster by Abel-Truchet showing a gesturing man at a desk, a standing figure, and text announcing a play, 1896.

Des Mots! Des Mots!

Louis Abel Truchet, 1896

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tall foxglove plant with broad leaves and a flowering spike on toned paper.

A Foxglove in Bloom

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Charcoal and chalk study on tan paper of a head tilted back with closed eyes, resting on a pale surface.

Head of the Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1866

Graphite sketch of a reclining man with closed eyes and extended limbs on toned paper, by Edgar Degas.

Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1866

Charcoal sketch of a jockey riding a galloping racehorse in mid-stride, drawn on tan paper.

Racehorses (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1881

Etching of a young woman with a parasol leaning on a stone ledge beside a tree, with foliage behind her.

Young Woman Holding a Parasol

Brown ink and wash drawing of God the Father in clouds with outstretched arms, surrounded by angels and putti.

God the Father Standing in Clouds Surrounded by Angels and Putti

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1770s

Watercolor still life of red and orange zinnias in a glass vase beside a blue dish with lemons and a peach.

Zinnias and a Blue Dish with Lemons

Charles Demuth, 1924

Ink and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a cavalier lying on the ground, with hat, sword and boots visible.

A Cavalier Lying on the Ground

Jan Both, c. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of a symmetrical wall design with a crowned coat of arms, twisted columns, two muscular figures, a

An Architectural Wall Design in Honor of Henry IV, the Gallic Hercules

Antonio Tempesta or Agostino Ciampelli, c. 1600

Pen and ink drawing of two vertical strips of grotesque ornament with scrolling foliage, a human head, and a seated animal.

Grotesque Decorations for Wall Panels

Giovanni da Udine, c. 1530

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceiling design with a dome, trellis patterns, garlands, and seated figures in scrollwork.

An Elaborate Ceiling with Trellises and Seated Figures

Jean Bérain, c. 1700