May Belfort Bowing (Miss May Belfort saluant)

1895

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows a woman's partial profile from head to waist. She appears to be leaning forward and has detailed facial features, including a pronounced nose and lips. Her long hair is partially tied up. She wears a large hat with a bow and possible feathers or floral decorations, along with a voluminous dress or coat. She holds a small, dark object resembling a theatrical mask with eye cutouts. The background is lightly sketched.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.381

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 115, 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.

1965

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

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

Q65356636

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