Oftentimes, the people in the audience were more interesting subjects than the people onstage.
"There was a desire to represent spectators and a stage from the vantage point of the audience, where the artist frequently found himself."
La Loge au mascaron doré. 1893. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA.
Les Grands Concerts de l'Opera. 1896. Drawing from "La Rire" magazine, Paris, 8/2/1896.
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