1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Spectator (Une spectatrice) is a 1893 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting in a dimly lit room, holding a fan and looking down. Behind her, a man in a military hat leans over a table. The lines are loose and quick, giving it a sketchy, unfinished feel. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets them draw directly on stone before printing. This style was common in Parisian cafés and theaters around that time. Next, look up lithography to see how artists made prints like this one.
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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