Le Chariot de terre cuite

1894

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

This is a drawing of a theatrical program poster. The composition includes a stylized column intertwined with floral vines and a figure in a dynamic pose. The left side features text elements, such as the title "Le Chariot de Terre Cuite" and a list of characters' names with their performers. The right side displays abstract motifs and a human figure. The piece shows aesthetic elements of the Art Nouveau movement, seen in the decorative motifs and flow of natural forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue and rose on velin paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.365

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 89, State only (Theatre Progamme ed.)

  • Series Title

    Théâtre de L'Oeuvre

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. 167.

1970

  • Toulouse-Lautrec Lithographs, Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center, Pine Bluff, AR, 1970.

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

Q65356608

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