1893
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Why Not?...Once Is Not a Habit (Pourquoi pas?...Une fois n'est pas coutume) is a 1893 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people leaning close together. The man on the left wears a tall hat and holds a cigarette. The woman’s face is turned slightly away, her hair loose. The lines are quick and loose, like they were drawn fast. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets them sketch directly onto a smooth stone before printing. This sketch was made in 1893, when artists were exploring everyday life in a new way. 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.
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