Terror of Grenelle (La terreur de Grenelle)

1894

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows a sketch featuring the upper bodies of three figures closely positioned as if in conversation. The figure on the left wears a hat and a loose-fitting coat and is facing to the side. The middle figure is seated and has prominent facial features like a nose and lips, with an updo hairstyle. The third figure, partially visible behind the seated one, also has an updo and less defined facial features. The background is lightly sketched, suggesting an interior space with vertical lines resembling wall paneling or wallpaper. There are no visible accessories or objects being held. The sketch is done in a minimalist, monochromatic style on beige paper with a red stamp or signature in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in green-black on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.359

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 66, State (1894 1st ed.)


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

Q65356598

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