At Les Ambassadeurs (Au Café-Concert / At the Café Concert)
Medium
Crayon, brush and spatter lithograph printed in six colors on wove paper; only state
Dimensions
Image: 4 7/16 × 3 13/16 in. (11.3 × 9.8 cm) Sheet: 23 1/4 in. × 17 in. (59.1 × 43.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.82.1-59
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the electric nightlife of Belle Époque Paris with *At Les AmbassadeursAu Café-Concert / At the Café Concert)*, 1894 lithograph by Edward Ancourt, Henri de-Lautrec, and André Marty. This intimate scene, measuring just 4 7/16 × 3 13/16 inches on a larger 23 1/4 × 17-inch sheet, evokes the bustling ambiance of Les Ambassadeurs, a renowned café-concert venue where Parisians mingled amid music, laughter, and performances. Toulouse-Lautrec, the group's star, masterfully captures women in these social hubs, reflecting his signature focus on the era's bohemian underbelly. Printed in six viv...
About the Artist
Edward Ancourt|Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|André Marty (French|French) · 1800 |1864 –1899 |1901
French, 19th century|French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois