Looking in a Mirror, from the series Elles
Medium
Crayon, brush and spatter lithograph printed in three colors on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20 9/16 x 15 3/4 in. (52.2 x 40 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
Accession Number
49.55.55
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec'sLooking in a Mirror*, from his groundbreaking 1896 series *Elles*, offers an intimate glimpse into the private world of Parisian brothel. Created amid the vibrant, hedonistic nightlife of fin-de-siècle France, the series portrays women—often courtesans—in candid, everyday moments, challenging the era's romanticized views of femininity. This poignant lithograph captures a woman gazing into a mirror, her reflection revealing vulnerability and quiet introspection amid the glamour of Montmartre's underworld. Toulouse-Lautrec, a Post-Impressionist master of the poster, r...
About the Artist
Gustave Pellet|Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French|French) · 1859 |1864 –1919 |1901
French, Paris 1859–1919 Paris|French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois