The Terror of Grenelle - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

"The Terror of Grenelle" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1894) Color lithograph on cream wove paper.

Commentary

"The Terror of Grenelle" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1894) 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 expressive work. T hemes 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 (Color lithograph on cream wove paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.); Primary support: 19.4 × 13.7 cm (7 5/8 × 5 7/16 in.); Secondary support: 36 × 27.6 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/8 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/4561

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