1896
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Jeanne Granier is a 1896 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman’s face and shoulders from the side, her hair pulled back. Her eyes are closed, and her mouth is slightly open, like she’s speaking or humming. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a quick sketch. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets you draw directly on stone or a smooth surface. The marks look soft and smudged, not sharp like a pencil. Next, look up lithography to see how it 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.
See the richer artist page
