Yvette Guilbert: Sur la scène
1898
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1898
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The painting shows a singer on stage, wearing long black gloves and a simple satin dress. She's Yvette Guilbert, a famous performer. The audience loves her, with people gazing from balconies and peeking from behind the curtain. The singer's outfit is notable. It's simpler than what other women wore at the time. This made Guilbert stand out from her colleagues. To learn more about this style, look up the work of artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901).
