Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche)

1893

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image depicts a profile view of a man. He is sitting facing left, looking upwards. The man has a notable nose, mustache, and beard. He has medium-length dark hair. He wears a dark textured jacket that matches the background. Nothing is held in his hands. The background is abstract with a crescent moon, tree-like silhouettes, clouds, and a tree shape on the left. The image is monochrome, resembling a sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.327

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 8, State only (1st ed. 1893)

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65356512

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