Lucien Guitry
Medium
Crayon lithograph on china paper
Dimensions
sheet: 14 13/16 x 12 7/16 in. (37.7 x 31.6 cm) image: 11 5/8 x 9 7/16 in. (29.5 x 24 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
Accession Number
49.55.158
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created this striking portrait of the celebrated French actor Lucien Guitry in 1898, capturing the essence of Parisian theater life at the turn of the century. Known for his vivid depictions of performers, cabaret scenes, and the bohemian world of Montmartre, Toulouse-Lautrec often turned his attention to actors and actresses who embodied the vibrant cultural energy of fin-de-siècle Paris. Guitry, a leading figure on the French stage, appears here with a direct, almost theatrical presence that reflects both his profession and the artist’s keen interest in personality ...
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...