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 sideways, her head turned slightly away. Her hair is loose, and she wears a high-necked dress with soft folds. The background is blurry, with a faint shape of another person or object behind her. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture movement and texture, especially in her hair and clothing. This style makes the drawing feel lively, even though it’s just pencil on paper. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Toulouse-Lautrec 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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