Baron Moïse Begging, from Au Pied du Sinaï
1897, published 1898
Medium
Color lithograph on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 17.5 × 14.4 cm (6 15/16 × 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 33.9 × 23.6 cm (13 3/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
134560
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French Post-Impressionist artist celebrated for his vivid, observational depictions of modern Parisian life. Created in 1897 and published the next year, this color lithograph from *Au Pied du Sinaï* showcases his mastery of printmaking. Lautrec used the medium to produce lively, accessible images that captured social scenes with economy, wit, and a keen eye for human character and gesture. Printed on ivory wove paper, the small image (just under 7 by 6 inches) relies on layered colors achieved through multiple lithographic stones. This technique, which Lautrec...
About the Artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1864–1901
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (1864-1901) was a French Post-Impressionist painter, printmaker, and illustrator whose innovative poster designs revolutionized graphic art and advertising in late 19th-century Paris. Born into an aristocratic family at Albi in southern France, Toulouse-Lautrec's privileged lineage traced back to the Counts of Toulouse and extended uninterrupted to th...