1893
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Paula Brébion is a 1893 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s lithograph shows a woman sitting alone at a café table, wearing a dark dress with a white collar. The background is simple and shadowy, with just a hint of a wine bottle on the table. She stares ahead, lost in thought, her posture relaxed but tired. This image comes from a series Lautrec made to advertise the famous Parisian nightspot *Moulin Rouge*. He often drew performers and regulars there, but this woman isn’t a star—just someone taking a quiet break. The print’s rough edges and bold lines give it energy, like a snapshot. Look up this print at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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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