Henri-Gabriel Ibels (1867–1936)
1892–93
Medium
Oil on cardboard
Dimensions
20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (52.1 x 39.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Accession Number
2003.20.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri-Gabriel Ibels (1867–1936), painted by the renowned Post-Impressionist Henri de-Lautrec in 1892–93, captures essence of a fellow artist and bohemian spirit of fin-de-siècle Paris.els, a talented illustrator and poster designer associated with avant-garde circles like Les Nabis, gazes directly at the viewer with a thoughtful intensity. This intimate portrait, measuring just 20½ × 15½ inches, exemplifies Lautrec's fascination with the personalities of Montmartre's creative elite, blending sharp observation with psychological depth. Lautrec's masterful use of oil on cardboard—a humble, unco...
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...