Your Mouth (Ta bouche)
1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a woman leaning over a man’s shoulder, her face close to his. The man holds a cane in one hand and a small object—maybe a flower or hat—in the other. Their clothes are simple, and the lines are loose, almost hurried, like quick scribbles. The artist used a printmaking method called lithography, where the image is drawn directly on a flat stone. The olive-green ink gives it a warm, faded look, like an old postcard. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Lautrec made prints this way.
