Mlle. Lender and Baron (Mlle. Lender et Baron)

1893

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image is a sketch showing the upper bodies of two individuals. The person on the left is positioned slightly in profile and appears to be facing the person on the right. This person has a leaning posture with a large top hat on their head. The second person, located to the right, is also shown primarily from the upper torso upwards, and their head is slightly tilted. They have distinct facial features with eyes prominently drawn and lips pursed. Their hair is styled with an elaborate adornment that fans upwards and outwards. The clothing of the person on the right appears to be detailed with broad shoulders and possibly a high neckline. The person on the left is holding a cane. The sketched background is minimal, comprised mostly of shading behind the subjects and extending to the upper right, with several indistinct markings that suggest texture but do not depict specific objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in olive green

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.343

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 33, State only

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.

1955

  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1955, no. 148.

1965

  • Dedicatory Art Exhibition for the William Cooper Procter Art Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 1965, no. 35.

1994

  • Toulouse-Lautrec: Marcelle Lender in "Chilpéric", National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995, as Mlle Lender and Baron.

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

Q65356565

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