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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec"Femme au Tub" from "Elles" by Toulouse-Lautrec1896
1896
About the Item
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE
(1864-1901)
"FEMME AU TUB"
(Woman with Tub)
From the series, “Elles”, c. 1896
Wittrock 159, Adhemar 204
From the edition of 100; per Wittrock
Original color crayon brush and splatter lithograph, five colors, printed on wove paper
Printed without margins to deckled edge of paper
Bearing Artist’s Monogram Stamp
Image size: 15 3/4” x 20 1/2”
The most sought after from the “Elles” series. This particular title is included in 26 public and private
collections. Created in 1896, Femme au tub is a magnificent study of a woman preparing her bath. In a dressing gown with her hair pulled back, this delicate, slender woman carefully pours water into a shallow bathing pan.
Protected by the privacy of an elegant room furnished with a marble bust, Japanese fan, ornate fireplace
and sensual artwork, it is likely this woman is one of the many “professional” women Lautrec documented
in the late nineteenth century.
The “Elles”, are occupants of various Paris brothels, where Lautrec took up residence from time to time
between 1892 – 1895. He acquaints us uncritically with the domestic routines of his intimates. We see
them at ease, resting, grooming, washing and dressing. There is a little hint of a sordid environment or
their seamier tasks. Lautrec was too proud to submit to his lot, as physical freak, an aristocrat cut off
from his kind by his grotesque appearance. He found an affinity between his own condition and the moral
penury of the prostitute. Lautrec himself once commented ironically that among prostitutes “I have found
women at my level”.
Toulouse Lautrec, like no other nineteenth century artist was deeply influenced by Japanese woodblock
prints. Just like the exuberant life of the amusement quarters of the Japanese Edo period, it was the
nightlife of Montmartre in Paris, which inspired the works of this incredible artist. And like the great
Ukiyo-e artist Utamaro, Toulouse Lautrec not only painted the world of brothels, but was a frequent guest
himself.
Partial Listing of Public Collections: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Van Gogh Museum,
Amersterdam, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, MA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, Rijks Museum, Amsterdam,
- Creator:Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901, French)
- Creation Year:1896
- Dimensions:Height: 35.25 in (89.54 cm)Width: 39.75 in (100.97 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:From edition of 100Price: $120,000
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:This piece is in a beautiful custom finished corner frame. There is a small handling crease in right corner. Strong rich colors. Very rare.
- Gallery Location:Hinsdale, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: 12001stDibs: LU138429199212
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
During his brief artistic career, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured the lively and often sordid atmosphere of Montmartre’s late 19th-century dance halls, cabarets, and theaters. Recording the performances he viewed and the establishments he visited on a nightly basis, he functioned as artist and narrator: original Lautrec paintings, drawings, prints, and posters expose the complexities of the quickly changing age in which he lived.
Between 1890 and 1900, Paris saw tremendous growth in its nightlife scene, with nearly 300 café-concerts serving women and men who drank, smoked, and fraternized in ways previously unpermitted to them in public. In such prominent clubs as the Moulin Rouge and less reputable institutions like the Moulin de la Galette, aristocrats often rubbed shoulders with the working class. It was within these establishments that Lautrec found the subjects he would voraciously document over the next decade.
Lautrec chronicled his era largely through printmaking — something few other artists had attempted to do in this medium. From 1891 until his death in 1901, he produced nearly 350 lithographic posters, editioned portfolios, and illustrations for journals and theater programs recounting life in Belle Époque Paris. The rise of color lithography in 1891 ushered in a new form of printmaking, and Lautrec found great success in this medium. This process allowed him to print large posters in color.
Find original Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec posters and prints for sale on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Allinson Gallery, Inc.)
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