Portrait of Jeanne Wenz - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection

"Portrait of Jeanne Wenz" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1886) Oil on canvas.

Commentary

"Portrait of Jeanne Wenz" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1886) 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 narrative alone. T hemes to notice include Post-Impressionism, painting. This piece is held in the source collection's Painting and Sculpture of Europe 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. It is associated with the Post-Impressionism period. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as painting, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil on canvas) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (80.7 × 59.5 cm (32 × 23 1/4 in.); Framed: 106.7 × 86.4 cm (42 × 34 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include Post-Impressionism, painting. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/42949

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