1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender (Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, en buste) is a 1895 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s face and shoulders, drawn in loose, quick lines. Her hair is messy and wild, almost like a halo of curls. The paper has a yellowish tint, and the drawing looks like it was made fast—no smooth shading, just rough strokes. The artist used a method called lithography, where the drawing is made directly on a flat stone. This proof version is printed in olive green, but it still feels sketchy and unfinished. Next, check out lithography to see how this printing technique works.
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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