Jane Avril, from Le Café-Concert - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Albert H. Wolf Memorial Collection

"Jane Avril, from Le Café-Concert" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1893) Lithograph on ivory wove paper.

Commentary

"Jane Avril, from Le Café-Concert" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1893) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressiv e 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) printed by Edward Ancourt & Cie (French, 19th-20th c. 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 ivory wove paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 26.5 × 21 cm (10 7/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 43.5 × 31.8 cm (17 3/16 × 12 9/16 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/21088

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