1896
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Soudais Deposition (Déposition Soudais) is a 1896 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a small, crowded room with four people sitting at a table. One person in a hat holds a drink, another leans in close, and a third sits with hands folded. The lines are loose and quick, like a fast drawing. A hat sits on the table, and the walls feel plain and simple. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets them sketch directly onto a smooth stone before printing. This method keeps the lines soft and sketchy, almost like a quick note. Next, check out 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.
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