Plate 11 (in-text plate, folio 14) from Yvette Guilbert
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
French, 1864–1901
1894
A lithographic portrait within an illustrated book page in which Toulouse‑Lautrec uses spare, gestural lines to suggest the figure and presence of the cabaret singer Yvette Guilbert.
What strikes you is the pale, whispery drawing of a woman at the left—economical, almost unfinished strokes that hover next to a dense column of French text, producing a quiet, theatrical tension between image and page.
The plate shows how Toulouse‑Lautrec fused lithography, illustration, and popular culture to shape modern graphic art and the visual identity of late‑19th‑century Parisian nightlife.
Medium
One from an illustrated book with seventeen lithographs (including cover)
Dimensions
composition (irreg.): 11 13/16 x 5 7/8" (30 x 15cm); page (irreg.): 15 1/4 x 15 3/16" (38.8 x 38.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
The Louis E. Stern Collection
Accession
1066.1964.12
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