1898
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Old Song (Chanson ancienne) is a 1898 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting sideways, her face half-hidden by a hat with a big feather. Her hands rest on her lap, and her dress is drawn in quick, loose lines. The background is just a plain, light color with no extra details. The artist used rough, sketchy strokes to show movement and life, not perfect lines. This style was common in the late 1800s for quick, expressive drawings. 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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