1886
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Ballet Dancers is a 1886 oil by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows ballet dancers in motion. They are painted against a blue-green background. The dancers' features are not clearly shown, with highlights in yellow and green. The dancers are broadly painted, giving a sense of movement. A conductor's hands are visible at the bottom. Check out the technique of impasto to learn more about how textures like this are created.
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (French: ), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator.
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