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483 works by 57 artists

483 works featuring “Theater” by 57 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 109 museums.

Les Danseuses bleues, Edgar Degas

Les Danseuses bleues, 1897.

Les Danseuses bleues (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Russia

Study of a Wing, for the Figure of “Inspiration”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Study of a Wing, for the Figure of “Inspiration”, c. 1899.

Studium skrzydła. studium do postaci „Natchnienia” z… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Desdemona, Rodolfo Amoedo

Desdemona, 1892.

Desdêmona (museum title)

Rodolfo Amoedo (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Brazil

Ingolf Schanche as Hamlet, Erik Werenskiold

Ingolf Schanche as Hamlet, 1925.

Ingolf Schanche som Hamlet (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

A Scene from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A Scene from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène, 1900.

A Scene from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Allegory of Music, Sketch for the Stage Curtain of the Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, Henryk Siemiradzki

Allegory of Music, Sketch for the Stage Curtain of the Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, c. 1892.

Alegoria muzyki, szkic do projektu kurtyny teatru… (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil and pencil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Design for an open-air theatre (project for the Wawel Acropolis), Stanisław Wyspiański

Design for an open-air theatre (project for the Wawel Acropolis), 1905.

Projekt teatru na wolnym powietrzu (projekt dla Wawel… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Iachimo Emerging from the Chest in Imogen's Chamber, James Barry

Iachimo Emerging from the Chest in Imogen's Chamber, c. 1788–1792.

Iachimo Emerging from the Chest in Imogen's Chamber (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), oil on cardboard

National Gallery of Ireland

The Academy of Learning at Wawel (project for the Wawel Acropolis), Stanisław Wyspiański

The Academy of Learning at Wawel (project for the Wawel Acropolis), 1905.

Akademia Umiejętności na Wawelu (projekt dla… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Portrait of Theater Director Bjørn Bjørnson, Erik Werenskiold

Portrait of Theater Director Bjørn Bjørnson, 1910.

Teatersjef Bjørn Bjørnson i Nationaltheatret (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Theatrical Composition, Alexandra Exter

Theatrical Composition, c. 1925.

Theatrical Composition (museum title)

Alexandra Exter, oil on canvas

Museum of Modern Art, United States

The French Comedians, Antoine Watteau

The French Comedians, c. 1720.

The French Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Italian Comedians, Antoine Watteau

The Italian Comedians, c. 1720.

The Italian Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Daniel Fallström (1858-1937), författare, teaterkritiker, gift med 1. Maria Holmström, 2. Anna Larsson. Med sin andra hustru: Anna Larsson (1861-1938), Michael Ancher

Daniel Fallström (1858-1937), författare, teaterkritiker, gift med 1. Maria Holmström, 2. Anna Larsson. Med sin andra hustru: Anna Larsson (1861-1938), c. 1912.

Daniel Fallström (1858-1937), författare, teaterkritiker… (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Clown, Henri Evenepoel

The Clown, c. 1898–1899.

De hansworst (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

(Untitled), Alexandra Exter

(Untitled), 1911.

(Sans titre) (museum title)

Alexandra Exter, gouache au pochoir

Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole, France

Portrait of Edmund Kean (1787-1833), Actor, as Hamlet, Daniel Maclise

Portrait of Edmund Kean (1787-1833), Actor, as Hamlet

Portrait of Edmund Kean (1787-1833), Actor, as Hamlet (museum title)

Daniel Maclise (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Dancers, Edgar Degas

Dancers, 1900.

Dancers (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

The Cloister, Théo van Rysselberghe

The Cloister, 1900.

Le Cloître (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

Two Dancers, Edgar Degas

Two Dancers, 1898.

Two Dancers (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Denmark

Pierrot, Antoine Watteau

Pierrot, 1718–1719.

Pierrot (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Danseuses au foyer, Edgar Degas

Danseuses au foyer, 1905.

Danseuses au foyer (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Germany

Two Dancers, Edgar Degas

Two Dancers, 1905.

Two Dancers (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Albertina, Austria

The Box, Henri Evenepoel

The Box, 1899.

De loge (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), etching

Musea Brugge, Belgium

Portrait of a Lady (The Dancer), George W. Lambert

Portrait of a Lady (The Dancer), 1911.

Portrait of a lady (The dancer) (museum title)

George W. Lambert (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Mezzetin, Antoine Watteau

Mezzetin, c. 1718–1720.

Mezzetin (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Dancers in the Wings, Edgar Degas

Dancers in the Wings, 1900.

Dancers in the Wings (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Kasama Nichidō Museum of Art, Japan

Group of Dancers (Groupe de danseuses), Edgar Degas

Group of Dancers (Groupe de danseuses), 1900.

Group of Dancers (Groupe de danseuses) (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Barnes Foundation, United States

Dancers, Edgar Degas

Dancers, 1899.

Dancers (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Toledo Museum of Art, United States

Decline of Drama in 1866, Honoré Daumier

Decline of Drama in 1866, 1866.

Décadence du drame en 1866 (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph on newsprint

National Gallery of Art, United States

Trois Danseuses (Jupes Bleues, Corsages Rouges), Edgar Degas

Trois Danseuses (Jupes Bleues, Corsages Rouges), 1903.

Trois Danseuses (Jupes Bleues, Corsages Rouges) (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Fondation Beyeler, Switzerland

Revue Scene, János Vaszary

Revue Scene, 1920s.

Cirkuszrevü jelenet (museum title)

János Vaszary (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Pierrette, Daniel Hernández

Pierrette, c. 1878.

Pierrette (museum title)

Daniel Hernández (Peruvian), oil on wood

Clark Art Institute, United States

Pierrot in Despair, James Ensor

Pierrot in Despair, 1910.

Le désespoir de pierrot (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Studie van vijf mannenkoppen in een menigte ('Spectateurs au Théâtre'), Honoré Daumier

Studie van vijf mannenkoppen in een menigte ('Spectateurs au Théâtre'), c. 1870.

Studie van vijf mannenkoppen in een menigte ('Spectateurs… (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), charcoal, pen and black ink

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

Muse of Tragedy, Elihu Vedder

Muse of Tragedy, 1899.

Muse of Tragedy (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), pastel

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

무희, Na Hye-sok

무희

무희 (museum title)

Na Hye-sok (Korean)

Korea Copyright Commission, Corée du Sud

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants, 1900.

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper, Harry Clarke

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink, graphite, watercolor, gouache and glazes, with bodycolor highlights

National Gallery of Ireland

Danseuses au repos, Edgar Degas

Danseuses au repos, 1898.

Danseuses au repos (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Hermitage Foundation collection, Switzerland

Miss Angna Enters Antique a la Francaise, John Sloan

Miss Angna Enters Antique a la Francaise, 1929.

Miss Angna Enters Antique a la Francaise (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

The Dream, design for a stage costume for the destroyed drama "The Dream" (?), Stanisław Wyspiański

The Dream, design for a stage costume for the destroyed drama "The Dream" (?), 1905.

Sen, projekt kostiumu scenicznego do zniszczonego dramatu… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Curtain for the City Theatre in Kraków, Sketch, Henryk Siemiradzki

Curtain for the City Theatre in Kraków, Sketch, 1893–1894.

Kurtyna teatru krakowskiego, szkic (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror, Honoré Daumier

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror, 1870s.

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), pen and black ink with crayon and watercolor on heavy laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Danseuses à la barre, Edgar Degas

Danseuses à la barre, 1900.

Danseuses à la barre (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Phillips Collection, United States

Ruins of the Ancient Greek Theatre at Taormina, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Ruins of the Ancient Greek Theatre at Taormina, 1904–1905.

A taorminai görög színház romjai (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Maude Gonne McBride, (1866-1953), Actress and Revolutionary, John Butler Yeats

Maude Gonne McBride, (1866-1953), Actress and Revolutionary, 1907.

Maude Gonne McBride, (1866-1953), Actress and Revolutionary (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), graphite and watercolor on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Ruins of the Ancient Greek Theater at Taormina, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Ruins of the Ancient Greek Theater at Taormina, 1904.

A taorminai görög színház romjai (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Deux danseuses - Jaunes et roses, Edgar Degas

Deux danseuses - Jaunes et roses, 1898.

Deux danseuses - Jaunes et roses (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sarah Bernhardt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Sarah Bernhardt, 1898.

Sarah Bernhardt (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph on china paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States