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Yvette Guilbert

Yvette Guilbert

c. 1894
(French, 1864–1901)
France, 19th century
black crayon
Framed: 135.2 x 73 cm (53 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.)
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1950.455
Catalogue raisonné: Dortu D.3.639
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Yvette Guilbert's cabaret act was centered on the distinctive long black gloves that she wore during performances.

Description

This drawing depicts Yvette Guilbert, a popular Parisian cabaret performer who was the subject of numerous prints, posters, drawings, and paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Here, Lautrec began to work out the composition of a poster that Guilbert commissioned from him to publicize her upcoming season at Les Ambassadeurs, a popular night club. A more finished study is part of the collection of the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi, France, but the poster itself was never realized after Guilbert rejected the design as unflattering.
  • ?-?
    Mr. Cornelius Sullivan, New York
    ?-1950
    Leonard C. Hanna, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1950-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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  • {{cite web|title=Yvette Guilbert|url=false|author=Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|year=c. 1894|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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