Sarah Bernhardt in "Cleopatra" (Sarah Bernhardt dans "Cléopatre")

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows an abstract sketch of a person, focusing on the upper chest to above the head. The style merges the figure with its surroundings. The person's head is positioned slightly backward or looking upwards. Facial features are faint yet expressive with arched eyebrows, subtle eyes, and mouth outlines. The hair is depicted with loose curls around the head. The individual is draped in a flowing garment that blends with surrounding lines and shapes. In the background, there is a column on the left and a triangular shape on the right. The artwork is created in a monochrome palette, likely charcoal or pencil.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.404

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 249, State only (1st ed. before 1906)


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

Q65356674

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