Elles (poster for 1896 exhibition at La Plume)
Medium
Crayon, brush, and spatter lithograph printed in four colors on beige wove paper; third of three states (poster edition)
Dimensions
Image: 22 11/16 × 18 1/4 in. (57.7 × 46.3 cm) Sheet: 24 1/8 × 18 1/2 in. (61.2 × 47 cm)
Classification
Prints|Posters
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Clifford A. Furst, 1958
Accession Number
58.621.16
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the masterful chronicler of fin-de-siècle Parisian nightlife, designed this vibrant poster in 1896 to promote his groundbreaking *Elles* series exhibition at La Plume gallery. Printed by Gustave Pellet, *Elles (poster for 1896 at La Plume)* the intimate world of women—likely prostitutes from Montmartre brothels a bold, empathetic style. Toulouse-Lautrec's posters revolutionized advertising art, transforming ephemeral promotions into collectible masterpieces that blurred lines between fine art and commerce. The medium, a crayon, brush, and spatter lithograph in four ...
About the Artist
Gustave Pellet|Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French|French) · 1859 |1864 –1919 |1901
French, Paris 1859–1919 Paris|French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois