1896
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sleep (Le sommeil) is a 1896 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a reclining nude figure, half-asleep with one arm dangling off the edge. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a hurried doodle. The red ink stands out against the light paper, giving it a warm, sketchy feel. The artist used a simple technique here—just red ink on paper—to capture the pose. It looks like a quick study, maybe for a bigger work. Next, look up lithography to see how this printing method 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.
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