Clemenceau in Busk, from Au Pied du Sinaï
1897, published 1898
Medium
Lithograph on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 18 × 15 cm (7 1/8 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 33.2 × 23.5 cm (13 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
134568
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a leading Post-Impressionist known for his vivid portrayals of Parisian life, created this lithograph in 1897 as part of the publication *Au Pied du Sinaï*, issued the following year. Celebrated for capturing the energy of cabarets, theaters, and notable personalities of the Belle Époque, Lautrec brought a distinctive graphic intensity to his work, blending observation with caricature-like expressiveness. Printed on ivory wove paper, the compact image (just 18 by 15 cm) highlights Lautrec’s mastery of lithography—a medium he helped elevate from commercial use to fin...
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...