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Bust of Mademoiselle Lender

1895

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(French, 1864–1901)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
Image: 32.7 x 24.4 cm (12 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1942.1059
Catalogue raisonné
Wittrock Vol.I.99 ; Delteil 102
State
W. IV/IV ; D. III/III
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

Toulouse-Lautrec made several portraits of the actress Marcelle Lender at the height of her stardom in 1895 when she was featured in the operetta Chilpéric--libretto and music by Hervé--performed at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris. The artist attended the production on more than 20 occasions, arriving just in time to see the final bolero in which Lender’s multilayered skirts created an explosion of bright pink and green tulle as she danced. With the fuchsia flowers and green cape, Toulouse-Lautrec evoked the performance that helped win Lender acclaim.
A vertically oriented lithograph depicts a woman with light skin tone in profile. Features are outlined in brown, and tall red and pink feathers emerge from her red-orange hair. She wears a white blouse with a high, ruffled collar dotted in blue, while green fabric drapes her shoulders. A red rose sits at her neckline. The background features yellow wavy patterns, enclosed by a thin brown border with a circular monogram at the top left.

Bust of Mademoiselle Lender

1895

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(French, 1864–1901)
France, 19th century

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