Georges Clemenceau and the Optomotrist, Mayer, from Au Pied du Sinaï - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

"Georges Clemenceau and the Optomotrist, Mayer, from Au Pied du Sinaï" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1897, published 1898) Lithograph on grayish-ivory wove chine.

Commentary

"Georges Clemenceau and the Optomotrist, Mayer, from Au Pied du Sinaï" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1897, published 1898) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where l ine, texture, and contrast do most of the expressive work. Themes to notice include lithograph. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901. The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as lithograph, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Lithograph on grayish-ivory wove chine) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 17.5 × 14.5 cm (6 15/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 33.7 × 23.5 cm (13 5/16 × 9 5/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include lithograph. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/134564

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data