The image is a sketch of a person seated on a bed. The person is leaning on one arm in a relaxed posture. The facial features and hair are delicately sketched. They are wearing a dress with a voluminous skirt. The setting includes floral patterns, and there are suggestions of drapery or curtains in the background. The sketch is done with light pencil strokes.
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The image is a sketch of a person seated on a bed. The person is leaning on one arm in a relaxed posture. The facial features and hair are delicately sketched. They are wearing a dress with a voluminous skirt. The setting includes floral patterns, and there are suggestions of drapery or curtains in the background. The sketch is done with light pencil strokes.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bowing to the Audience (Saluant le public)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Date
1898
Medium
lithograph in black and beige
Dimensions
overall: 56.7 x 38.4 cm (22 5/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1950.16.254
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Yvette Guilbert: pl.8 [Del. 250-260]

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Dress
  • Figures

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