The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Bust of Mademoiselle Lender
1895
(French, 1864–1901)
Image: 32.7 x 24.4 cm (12 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Wittrock Vol.I.99 ; Delteil 102
Location: not on view
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.- Catalogue of an exhibition of the art of lithography: commemorating the sesquicentennial of its invention, 1798-1948. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, November 11, 1948-January 2, 1949. Published as: Mlle. Marcelle Lender, en buste. Mentioned: p. 66 archive.org
- Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).Prints by Toulouse-Lautrec and Bonnard. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 3, 1985-March 2, 1986).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.1059