Collapsed on the Bed
Medium
Lithograph printed in two colors on wove paper
Dimensions
15-3/4 x 20-7/16 in. (40.0 x 51.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
Accession Number
1984.1203.171
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Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec *Collapsed on the Bed* (1896) captures the intimate, often overlooked moments of nightlife through the lens of a masterful lithograph printed in two colors on w paper. Measuring 15-3/4 x 20-7/16 inches, this print exemplifies the artist's innovative use of lithography, a technique he helped elevate to fine art. During the Belle Époque, Lautrec pioneered color lithography for posters and prints, blending bold lines with subtle tonal shifts to evoke mood and movement, making his works both accessible and collectible. As a Post-Impressionist, Lautrec was drawn to the de...
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...