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Yvette Guilbert
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This drawing depicts Yvette Guilbert, a popular Parisian cabaret performer who was the subject of numerous prints, posters, drawings, and paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Here, Lautrec began to work out the composition of a poster that Guilbert commissioned from him to publicize her upcoming season at Les Ambassadeurs, a popular night club. A more finished study is part of the collection of the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi, France, but the poster itself was never realized after Guilbert rejected the design as unflattering.
| Artist / Maker | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1894 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | black crayon |
| Dimensions | Framed: 135.2 x 73 cm (53 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
BiographyHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) — French painter and illustrator (1864–1901).Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec worked as poster artist, lithographer, painter, graphic artist and printmaker and is associated with France. Their documented life spans the years 1864 to 1901, born in Albi, died in Saint-André-du-Bois. Their work is linked to Post-impressionism.Disciplinesposter artist, lithographer, painter, graphic artist, printmakerBorn1864, AlbiDied1901, Saint-André-du-BoisNationalityFranceMovementPost-impressionismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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