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A l'Olympia

c. 1895

Eugène Delâtre

(French, 1864–1938)
Culture
France
Medium
drypoint
Measurements
Image: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret and Peter Dobbins in appreciation of Bernard Derroitte 2025.184
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Eugène Delâtre was the son of renowned master printer Auguste Delâtre, who was credited with starting the etching revival in mid-1800s Paris, and learned the technique from his father.

Description

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
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A l'Olympia

c. 1895

Eugène Delâtre

(French, 1864–1938)
France

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