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Black and white illustration of Christ feeding fish to a crowd

James Ensor, La Multiplication des Poissons (The Multiplication of Fishes), 1891, etching drypoint. Gift of Lionel Goodman.

Dates

September 01- December 23, 2022

Location

Zimmerli Art Museum

71 Hamilton Street New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

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The Roar of the Crowd in 19th Century Paris

As an increasingly significant phenomenon during Paris’s transformation into a modern world capital, depictions of crowds became one of the subjects artists used to document and comment on contemporary city life. The Roar of the Crowd in 19th Century Paris presents works selected from the Zimmerli’s wide-ranging graphic arts collection that show crowds gathering to take in spectacles, join in celebrations or demonstrations, or simply navigate the urban landscape. Made as fine art prints, journal illustrations, and theater programs, these images indicate the popular and cultural fascination with crowds at the turn of the twentieth century.

Organized by Christine Giviskos, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and European Art

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The Roar of the Crowd in 19th Century Paris presents works selected from the Zimmerli’s wide-ranging graphic arts collection that show crowds gathering to take in spectacles, join in celebrations or demonstrations, or simply navigate the urban landscape.

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, [June 30th National Holiday on the Boulevard de Clichy], 1878, etching on paper, 12 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (32 × 24 cm). Gift of the Estate of Raymond V. Carpenter. 0484.

James Ensor, La Multiplication des Poissons, 1891, etching and drypoint on paper, 6 15/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17.7 × 23.7 cm). Gift of Lionel Goodman. 2017.017.002.

Hermann Réne Georges Paul called Hermann-Paul, Escargots d'omnibus from L'Escarmouche, December 24, 1893, lithograph on paper. Herbert Littman Purchase Fund. 84.047.054.

Auguste Louis Lepère, Troubles in the Latin Quarter, 1882, photomechanical reproduction on paper, 6 3/16 x 8 11/16 in. (15.7 x 22.1 cm). Museum Purchase. 75.018.019.

Edouard Vuillard, Un Ennemi du Peuple - Théâtre de L'Oeuvre, 1893, lithograph on paper, 9 1/4 × 12 5/8 in. (23.5 × 32 cm). David A. and Mildred H. Morse Art Acquisition Fund. 85.044.004.