1895
paint
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
In the Skating Professional Beauty is a 1895 paint by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy street scene with people in winter clothes. A woman in a dark coat and hat leans on a railing, talking to a man holding a tray of drinks. A child stands nearby with a yellow bucket, while other figures walk or chat in the background. The colors are simple—mostly blues, grays, and a few bright spots like the woman’s yellow gloves. The artist used quick, loose lines to capture movement, almost like a snapshot. This style fits the lively, everyday moments people often missed in formal art. Next, check out Impressionism to see how artists like this one changed painting forever.
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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