Coquelin the Elder (Coquelin aine)

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows a person's upper body and head with an exaggerated hat curving above it. The face has sketched lines indicating a mustache, a broad smile, and squinted eyes. The person's hair or wig is suggested with curving lines. They appear to be wearing an outfit with a high collar or flowing fabric around the neck, indicated by loose, swirling lines. The background is minimal, with a few sketchy lines. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry or holding any objects. The style is loose and impressionistic, focusing on form over detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.410

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 254, 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

Q65356682

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