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 head and shoulders drawn in quick, loose lines. Her hair is wild and tangled, and her face is half-turned, with a faint smile. The background is empty except for some scribbled marks that look like trees or branches. The artist used a scratchy, sketchy style—like a fast drawing instead of a polished painting. The paper has a yellowish tint, and the lines feel almost like they were drawn in one go. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.
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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