May Milton - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Bequest of Kate L. Brewster

European Art Modern Art Paintings Prints

"May Milton" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1895) Oil and pastel on cardboard.

Commentary

"May Milton" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1895) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast rather than through na rrative alone. Themes to notice include pastel. 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 pastel, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil and pastel on cardboard) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (66.1 × 49.4 cm (26 1/16 × 19 1/2 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include pastel. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/65089

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