Woman at the Tub (Femme au tub)

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image shows a woman bent over, pouring liquid from a pitcher into a basin. Her upper body is exposed, with her head turned slightly to the left. Her hair is long and tied back, falling over her shoulder. She is wearing a long-sleeved gown that reaches her ankles. In the background, there is a fireplace on the left with a bust and a circular frame on the wall above. Above her, there is a wall with faint decorative drawings and patterns. The floor has a red rug, with a white shape partially visible in the bottom right corner. The color palette is muted and pale, with red and yellow accents.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.3 x 53.1 cm (15 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1904

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 159, State only

  • Series Title

    Elles [Del. 179-189]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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. 23.

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 55, as Femme au tub (Woman at the Tub), from Elles.

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.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 55.

Wikidata ID

Q65508779

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