1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Emilienne d'Alecon and Mariquita of the Follies-Bergère is a 1893 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white sketch shows two women in a dimly lit room. One woman stands with her back to us, wearing a long dress and holding a fan. The other woman, facing her, has curly hair and a pale face. The lighting is uneven, with dark shadows and a few bright spots. The artist used bold contrasts between light and dark to create drama. This style is called chiaroscuro. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow.
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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