Dress Rehearsal at the Folies-Bergere (Répétition générale aux Folies-Bergère)
Medium
lithograph in black
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1952.8.345
Art Historical Context
Step into the dazzling world of 1890s Paris with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's *Dress Rehearsal at the Folies-Bergère (1893), a black lithograph that captures the behind-the-scenes energy of one of the city's most iconic music halls. Toulouse-Lautrec, a Post-Impressionist master known for his intimate portrayals of Montmartre's bohemian nightlife, frequented venues like the Folies-Bergère, sketching performers in candid, unposed moments. This print depicts a rehearsal scene, alive with the anticipation of showtime amid glittering costumes and bustling stagehands. Lithography was Toulouse-Lautre...
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...