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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
- 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
NGA object ID 39189. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.