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A l’Olympia
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Working in Paris at the end of the 1800s, Eugène Delâtre favored scenes taken from contemporary life. In this print, he depicted the crowd at Olympia, a nightclub opened by the creators of the popular Moulin Rouge and featured ballet and music performances. The image highlights the venue as a site of social mixing, as bourgeois gentlemen appear alongside a performer who resembles the popular performer Jane Avril. Delâtre experimented avidly with etching, often adding color or exploring technical variations such as drypoint, as he used here
| Artist / Maker | Eugène Delâtre |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1895 |
| Culture / Origin | France |
| Medium | drypoint |
| Dimensions | Image: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
BiographyEugène Delâtre (1864–1938) — French painter and printer (1864-1938).Eugène Delâtre worked as painter, printer, printmaker, graphic artist and visual artist and is associated with France. Their documented life spans the years 1864 to 1938; born and died in Paris.Disciplinespainter, printer, printmaker, graphic artist, visual artistBorn1864, ParisDied1938, ParisNationalityFranceSources: Wikidata Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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