La Berceuse

1895-1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows an illustration of a person bending over a crib or bassinet, with a cat nearby. The person appears to be wearing a long dress, and the background suggests an interior setting. Text at the top and bottom includes the title "BERCEUSE," names like Jean Richepin and Désiré Dihau, and publisher information.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph with all music sheets

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.1 x 27.1 cm (13 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.100.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 136, State only (Song Sheet ed.)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Maison Musicale, Paris (not in Lugt). (Pia Gallo, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

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

by later hand, upper left in black ink: Berceuse; upper left in image: BERCEUSE / TL (in monogram); upper right in image: A Madame Emile Zola; lower left in image: Paroles de / Jean RICHEPIN...pour tous pays; lower right in image: Imp. BIGEARD, Paris

Wikidata ID

Q76342188

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