Woman Combing Her Hair (Femme qui se peigne)

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image shows the upper half of a person's body from behind in a seated position. The individual is leaning forward with their left arm raised over the head, combing their hair. They have dark hair cascading down their back. Their right arm is bent at the elbow and holds a comb. The person is wearing a loosely fitting garment that slides off one shoulder, revealing the curve of the shoulder and back. There are no visible jewelry pieces or objects aside from the comb. The background shows indistinct shapes that may suggest a domestic interior setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in violet and green-brown

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 52 x 38.3 cm (20 1/2 x 15 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 52 x 38.3 cm (20 1/2 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.153

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 162, State only

  • Series Title

    Elles [Del. 179-189]

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.

1956

  • Toulouse-Lautrec Print Exhibition, Atlanta Art Association, 1956.

1961

  • Toulouse-Lautrec Lithographs, Phoenix Art Museum, AZ, 1961.

1965

  • Toulouse-Lautrec: Lithographs and Posters, University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1965, no cat.

2005

  • Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2005, no. 259i.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65073072

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