Mariage d'argent; Le Fardeau de la liberté; Un Client sérieux [recto]
![Mariage d'argent; Le Fardeau de la liberté; Un Client sérieux [recto] by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/mariage-dargent-le-fardeau-de-la-libert-un-client-nga-93830.webp)
Medium
lithograph in black on light brown wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 31.8 x 49.4 cm (12 1/2 x 19 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Atlas Foundation
Accession Number
1995.76.2.a
Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's *Mariage d'argent; Le Fardeau de la liberté; Un Client sérieux* [recto], created in 1897, is a striking lithograph in black ink on light brown wove paper, measuring 31.8 x 49.4 cm. This print exemplifies the artist's mastery of lithography, a technique he pioneered for mass-produced posters and illustrations during Paris's Belle Époque. Lautrec, a Post-Impressionist icon, favored the medium for its ability to capture bold lines and dynamic compositions with economical precision, allowing affordable dissemination of his vivid depictions of urban life. The multifacet...
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...