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Miss Loïe Fuller

1893
(French, 1864–1901)
Measurements
Image: 37.9 x 25.7 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Catalogue raisonné
Wittrock Vol.I.17 ; Delteil 39
State
W. I/I
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Loïe Fuller, depicted here, donated a group of sculptures to the Cleveland Museum of Art following its opening to the public in 1916.

Description

Parisian audiences were captivated by Loïe Fuller (1862–1928), the American dancer seen in this print, whose unique performances involved manipulating voluminous translucent gowns with the aid of large poles in each hand. Fuller danced in a specially designed space featuring a glass floor illuminated from below and surrounded by mirrors. Electric lights of various colors projected onto the stage created an ethereal, swirling effect. Fuller’s extraordinary dance was the subject of Toulouse-Lautrec’s most abstract lithograph. The artist used layers of colored ink—including some metallic tones—to convey the movement and energy of Fuller's performances.
A vertically oriented color lithograph depicts a dancer engulfed in a voluminous gown that spirals upward in a gradient of pink and pale yellow. Amidst the billowing fabric, a tiny head with orange hair and two small feet emerge. The background is a dark, mottled field of stippled gray and brown, while a heavy diagonal shadow anchors the composition. A signature, "FLautrec," is inscribed in the lower left corner.

Miss Loïe Fuller

1893

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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

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