Miss May Belfort Bare-Headed (Miss May Belfort en cheveux)

1895

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows a sketch of a person from the thighs up, depicted in an angled standing position. The person has long, curly hair, wide eyes, and prominent lips. One arm is bent by their side while the other arm is extended. They are wearing a loose garment, and the background features textured shading suggesting an indoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.382

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 116, 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.

1956

  • Toulouse-Lautrec Print Exhibition, Atlanta Art Association, 1956.

1971

  • An Impressionist View on Paper - from the Lessing Rosenwald Collection of the National Gallery, Washington, D.C, Art Gallery at the University of Notre Dame, 1971, no. 28.

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

Q65356640

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