Yvette Guilbert : série anglaise

About this artwork

height 326 mm x width 267 mm

Art Historical Context

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec *Yvette Guilbert: série anglaise* (1898) is a striking lithograph capturing the essence of one of fin-de-siècle Paris's iconic performers. Measuring 326 mm high by 267 mm wide, this print belongs to a series dedicated to Yvette Guilbert the celebrated cabaret singer and actress known for her sharp-witted, risqué songs that lampooned society. Lautrec, a master of Post-Impressionist poster art, immortalized her distinctive profile—long neck, exaggerated gestures, and expressive face—against bold, simplified backgrounds, evoking the electric atmosphere of Montmartre's ni...

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...