1898
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portraits of Actors and Actresses: Thirteen Lithographs: Sarah Bernhardt is a 1898 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting is a portrait of a woman with curly hair, wearing a dark-colored dress. She is looking to the left, and her face is blurred. The background is light-colored, with some darker shapes visible behind her. In the foreground, the woman's dress is rendered in loose brushstrokes, giving it a sense of texture and movement. Her hair is depicted in soft, flowing curves, and her face is shown in profile. The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation, as if the woman is lost in thought. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, explore the works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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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