Cleveland Museum of Art

Theatre Scene (recto)

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Date: c. 1765–75
Medium: Pen and brown ink, black crayon and pink wash on laid paper (recto)
Culture: France, 18th century
Department: Drawings
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin was known for his distinctively sketchy style and interest in depicting performances such as dance and theater, the subjects seen here. The artist developed a distinctive composite style of sketching, and this work exemplifies his practice of covering both sides of a sheet of paper with diverse images in varying media. Because of Gabriel de Saint-Aubin’s focus on social events and contemporary culture, his drawings are considered important records of eighteenth-century Parisian life.

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