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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — Yvette Guilbert-French Series:  No. 16
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Yvette Guilbert-French Series: No. 16

1894

This lithograph depicts the celebrated French cabaret singer Yvette Guilbert, whom Toulouse-Lautrec depicted repeatedly throughout the 1890s as one of his favorite subjects. Created as part of a series documenting the performer's distinctive stage presence, the print captures Guilbert's characteristic elongated silhouette and dramatic gestures through Lautrec's economical line work and flattened compositional style. The work exemplifies Toulouse-Lautrec's mastery of lithography and his ability to convey personality and movement through minimal but expressive formal means.

Medium
lithograph

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Yvette Guilbert-French Series: No. 16, 1894

This lithograph depicts the celebrated French cabaret singer Yvette Guilbert, whom Toulouse-Lautrec depicted repeatedly throughout the 1890s as one of his favorite subjects. Created as part of a series documenting the performer's distinctive stage presence, the print captures Guilbert's characteristic elongated silhouette and dramatic gestures through Lautrec's economical line work and flattened compositional style. The work exemplifies Toulouse-Lautrec's mastery of lithography and his ability to convey personality and movement through minimal but expressive formal means.

Medium
lithograph
Year
1894
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

theatrical performer, Figure Study, Cabaret Culture, Poster Art, Lithography, 19th Century, Art Nouveau, French Artist, Melancholic, Portrait

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