Artwork
Game of Checkers (La partie de dames)
Game of Checkers (La partie de dames) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Ambroise Vollard. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Game of Checkers (La partie de dames) is a color lithograph on China paper created by Ambroise Vollard in 1898.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two individuals engaged in a game of checkers, seated at a table in a dimly lit room with a floral-patterned wall. Their simple, dark attire and the cozy atmosphere suggest an intimate, everyday scene.
Technique & Style
Characterized by loose, rough brushstrokes and muted colors, the work showcases a spontaneous, sketchy style. The dominant browns and greens blend together, creating a subdued palette.
Context
As a lithograph, the print reflects the artistic possibilities of this medium, which allowed artists to produce multiple copies of their work with relative ease.
Artist & collection
Et le lia pour mille ans (And bound him a thousand years)
Cover for the Album "Paysages et intérieurs"
Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l'abime, et une grande chaine en sa main (And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand)
Le Gagnant (The Winner)
Interior with Pink Wallpaper I (Interieur aux tentures roses I)
Et un autre ange sortit du temple qui est au ciel, ayant lui aussi une faucille tranchante (And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also having a sharp sickle)
Une femme revêtue du Soleil (A woman clothed with the sun)
Across Country (A travers champs)
The Game of Checkers
Two Sisters-in-Law (Les deux belles-soeurs)
Un caboulet à montmartre (A Dive at Montmartre)
Motherhood (Maternite)
Lydia and Her Mother at Tea
Interieur mit Stehlampe (Interior with Floor Lamp)
The Music Room
Les Folies-Bergère (planche refusée, 2e planche) (The Folies Bergère) (refused plate, second plate)
Women at a Table in a Room (recto) / Nude Woman (verso)
C'est fini!...(grande planche) (It is Finished!...) (large plate)