Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, Half-length (Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, en buste)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
French, 1864–1901
1895
A colored lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec that portrays a theatrical woman in profile, aiming to capture the vivid personality and stage presence of Parisian performers through expressive line and flattened color.
You’re struck by the sinuous, economical outlines, the warm red hair and plume-topped hat set against a rhythmic, patterned background, all rendered in soft, poster-like colors that press the figure forward in a cropped, intimate frame.
Created during the Belle Époque, this print transformed scenes of popular entertainment into modern visual language, influencing poster art and graphic design with its bold contours, cropped compositions, and innovative use of color lithography.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
composition: 13 x 9 5/8" (33 x 24.5 cm); sheet: 21 7/16 x 15 11/16" (54.5 x 39.8 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Accession
149.1946
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