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Collection Online as of March 15, 2026

Sleepless Night

1893

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(French, 1864–1901)
France
color lithograph
Image: 25.7 x 17.3 cm (10 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.); Sheet: 32.4 x 24.8 cm (12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Gift of Dr. Terence D. Isakov & Joyce Isakov 2023.145
Catalogue raisonné: Wittrock 8; Delteil 20; Adhémar 21
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Désiré Dihau, who composed the music for which Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created this cover illustration, was the artist’s cousin.

Description

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec experimented with the recently invented technique of lithography. In addition to fine art prints, he often created ephemera, including posters and sheet music—such as this example. It was commissioned as a cover illustration for Nuit Blanche, a poem by Jean Goudezki that was set to music composed by Désiré Dihau, a well-known bassoonist.
  • ?–September 11, 2023
    Dr. Terence D. Isakov & Joyce Isakov, Moreland Hills, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    September 11, 2023–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Wittrock, Wolfgang, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Catherine E. Kuehn. Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints. London: For Sotheby's Publications by P. Wilson Publishers, 1985. Vol. I, no. 8
  • {{cite web|title=Sleepless Night|url=false|author=Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|year=1893|access-date=15 March 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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