Seated Woman from Behind - Study for "Au Moulin Rouge"

1892

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Painter, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows a person from the back, with a focus on the upper half of their body. The person is positioned slightly turned, suggesting a seated posture but with no clear view of the face. Their hair is styled in an updo, featuring blonde curls that are visible beneath a large, dark blue hat adorned with ribbons and possibly feathers. The clothing is represented with minimal detail, sketched in soft strokes that imply drapery over the shoulders. The person is not depicted with any jewelry or objects in their hands. The background is plain and textured, possibly the grain of a canvas or paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 59.7 x 39.4 cm (23 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
    framed: 90.2 x 70.5 x 7 cm (35 1/2 x 27 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.59.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dortu 1971, no. 458

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Paris, in 1952. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • Chefs-D'Oeuvre des Collections Parisiennes. Peintures et Dessins de L'Ecole Française du XIX Siècle, Musée Carnavalet, Paris, 1952-1953, no. 104, as La Macarona.

1994

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

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2000

  • Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, NGA, Washington, D.C., 2000, 220.

2005

  • Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and The Art Institute of Chicago, 2005, no. 65, repro.

2011

  • Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge, The Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, 2011, no. 7, repro.

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Bibliography

1971

  • Dortu, M.G. Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre. 6 vols. New York: Collectors Editions, 1971.

1979

  • Stuckey, Charles F. and Naomi E. Maurer. Toulouse-Lautrec: Paintings. Chicago, 1979: p. 188.

1992

  • Toulouse-Lautrec. Exh. cat. Hayward Gallery, London; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 1991-1992: no. 324, repro., as Femme de dos.

Inscriptions

lower right in monogram in red: TL

Wikidata ID

Q64573655

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