1896
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cléo de Mérode is a 1896 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting in a dim room, her back turned. The lines are loose and quick, like hurried strokes. Her hair is drawn up, and she wears a high-necked dress with a shawl draped over her shoulders. The artist used rough, scratchy lines to show light and shadow, almost like a quick sketch. This was likely a test print before the final version. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like this made prints.
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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