1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Wounded Eros (Eros vanné) is a 1894 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bent-over figure with a slouched back, holding a long stick. The person’s head is down, and one arm dangles loosely. The drawing is rough and quick, with faint lines that leave some areas blurred. The figure looks tired or hurt, but the artist didn’t smooth out the details. This style was common in Toulouse-Lautrec’s work, where speed mattered more than perfection. Next, look up lithography to see how artists like this made prints with stone and ink.
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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