1896
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Woman on Her Back (Femme sur le dos) is a 1896 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman lying on her back, arms raised above her head. Her body is drawn in loose, quick lines that barely fill the page. The paper has a warm, yellowish tone, and the lines are a reddish-brown color. The drawing feels unfinished, like a quick study rather than a polished work. The artist didn’t focus on details—just the basic shape and movement of the body. Next, check out lithography to see how this technique 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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