Une Mère; Brocéliande; Les Flaireurs; Des Mots! Des Mots!

Maxime Dethomas

1896

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Nude

About this work

This image is a poster with bold orange shapes on light brown paper. On the left side, there’s a stylized, almost cartoonish face and a horse. The right side shows a tall, stretched-out nude figure in profile, with long arms and legs. The text is in French, listing titles like *Une Mère* and *L’Œuvre*, along with names and prices. The orange lines are simple but striking, almost like a sketch come to life. The figures look flat and graphic, not realistic. This style was used for a special edition of a magazine. Look up lithography to see how this printing method works.