Salut, Drapeau!
early 1890s
Medium
photo-relief with watercolor stenciling
Dimensions
overall: 26.9 x 17.8 cm (10 9/16 x 7 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Accession Number
2006.155.49
Art Historical Context
Henri-Gabriel Ibels' *Salut, Drapeau!* (Salute, Flag!), created in the early 189s, captures the vibrant spirit of fin-de-siècle Paris. This small-scale print, measuring 26.9 17.8 cm,ails from a dynamic era when French artists revolutionized graphic design through bold posters and illustrations. Ibels, a close associate of the Nabis and Symbolists, was renowned for his contributions to avant-garde periodicals like *Le Courrier Français* and the Noir cabaret, blending sharp social commentary with playful, decorative flair. The artwork's innovative medium—photo-relief printing enhanced by waterc...
About the Artist
Henri-Gabriel Ibels
Henri-Gabriel Ibels (1867–1936) was a French illustrator, printmaker, painter, and author born in Paris to parents of Dutch ancestry. His early life remains sparsely documented, but he trained at the Académie Julian alongside fellow students Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard, where Paul Sérusier mentored him into the nascent Nabis group. In 1889, Ibels became a founding member of Les Nabis along...