Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender (Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, en buste)
Medium
lithograph printed in olive green on imitation Japan paper
Dimensions
sheet: 50.02 × 31.9 cm (19 11/16 × 12 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1952.8.371
Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec a masterful Post-Impressionist artist of late 19th-century Paris, immortalized the vibrant Belle Époque nightlife in his and posters. Created in 1895, *Bust of Mademoiselleelle Lender* portrays the celebrated French actress and dancer Marc Lender, known for her captivating performances in operettas at the Moulin Rouge and other Montmartre venues. Lautrec's fascination with Lender led to several works featuring her, capturing her expressive features and theatrical allure amid the bohemian energy of Parisian cabarets. This striking lithograph, printed in a single olive...
About the Artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1864–1901
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (1864-1901) was a French Post-Impressionist painter, printmaker, and illustrator whose innovative poster designs revolutionized graphic art and advertising in late 19th-century Paris. Born into an aristocratic family at Albi in southern France, Toulouse-Lautrec's privileged lineage traced back to the Counts of Toulouse and extended uninterrupted to th...