Cléo de Mérode

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image features a sketched portrait of a seated woman in profile, facing to the right. She has intricate facial features with a pronounced nose and closed lips. Her hair is detailed and styled elaborately. She wears a large fur or feather garment on her shoulders. In the background, there are two faintly sketched figures at a table, with one holding a piece of paper. Soft background lines suggest curtains or walls.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.2 × 31.7 cm (15 7/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.408

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 258, State only (1st ed. before 1906)

  • Series Title

    Portraits of Actors and Actresses [Del. 150-162]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1954

  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Lowe Gallery at the Univerity of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; Telfair Academy, Savannah, GA, 1954.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

1985

  • Wittrock, Wolfgang, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints, 2 vols. London and New York, 1985.

Inscriptions

recto: in image, in stone, at lower left: artist's monogram; in graphite, at bottom right, in later hand: D152; verso: none

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q65356680

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