Irish and American Bar, rue Royale

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows a painting of figures at a bar or café table. Various figures, likely patrons and a bartender, are gathered around a bar counter. On the left, a stout figure with a mustache pours a drink from a bottle into a glass. To the right, there are figures in top hats having a conversation. A yellow pitcher and a pot of flowers are also visible. The background is deep blue, suggesting an interior setting. The color palette is mainly yellow, blue, and soft pink, typical of late 19th to early 20th-century styles and in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph [poster]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.457

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, Vol. P, no. 18, State A

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.

1961

  • Toulouse-Lautrec Lithographs, Phoenix Art Museum, AZ, 1961.

1965

  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 1965.

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

1970

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

1994

  • Toulouse-Lautrec: Marcelle Lender in "Chilpéric", National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994-1995.

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

Q65356757

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