La Lépreuse

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows a side profile drawing of a person's upper body. The figure is depicted with their face in profile, right hand raised towards their face. The facial features include a prominent nose and defined lips, with hair pulled back. The clothing suggests drapery around the shoulders. The drawing is in a light brown color on a matching paper, with French text to the right detailing a theatrical performance titled "La Lépreuse" at Comédie-Parisienne, including roles and participants. The background is plain paper, emphasizing the sketch and accompanying text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in red-brown on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Martin and Liane W. Atlas

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48.7 x 30.7 cm (19 3/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.87.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 196, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • "Le théâtre de l'Oeuvre, 1893-1900: Naissance du théâtre moderne", Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2005, no. 111.

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.

1998

  • Boyer, Patricia. Artists and the Avant-Garde Theater in Paris 1887-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Academy Museum, New York, 1998-1999, no. 95.

Inscriptions

upper left in stone: T-L / 96; lower right printed: COMÉDIE-PARISIENNE / Au Bénéfice de Madame Louise FRANCE / PREMIER PRESÉNTATION / DE / LA LÉPREUSE / Tragédie Léendaire en 3 Actes / DE M. HENRY BATAILLE...

Wikidata ID

Q75395706

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