This painting shows a woman sitting at a round table. She has fair skin, sharp cheekbones, thick eyebrows, and pale lips with one side of her mouth raised in a partial smile. She has short brown hair with bangs across her forehead. She is wearing a black dress with a high collar, a pale yellow bow around her neck, and a white apron over her lap. In her hand, she holds a small, translucent glass that rests on the table. The background is a blurred blend of earthy tones, including brown, gray, and dark green, which suggest a wall behind her. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible.
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This painting shows a woman sitting at a round table. She has fair skin, sharp cheekbones, thick eyebrows, and pale lips with one side of her mouth raised in a partial smile. She has short brown hair with bangs across her forehead. She is wearing a black dress with a high collar, a pale yellow bow around her neck, and a white apron over her lap. In her hand, she holds a small, translucent glass that rests on the table. The background is a blurred blend of earthy tones, including brown, gray, and dark green, which suggest a wall behind her. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

A la Bastille (Jeanne Wenz)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Date
1888
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 72.5 x 49.5 cm (28 9/16 x 19 1/2 in.) framed: 96.5 x 73.7 x 7 cm (38 x 29 x 2 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1985.64.39
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CF

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • French
  • female
  • portrait
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Wenz, Jeanne
Provenance

Aristide Bruant [1851-1925], Paris. (sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 15 April 1905, no. 3); purchased by Barthélémy. Mme. Casenave;[1] sold to (Wildenstein & Co., London, New York and Paris); sold October 1963 to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia;[2] gift 1985 to NGA. [1] Wildenstein's source according to their letter dated 14 December 1998 in NGA curatorial files. [2] According to Mellon collection records, in NGA curatorial files.

Inscription

upper right: ['88?] / initials in monogram followed by rest of last name: THLautrec

NGA object ID 66437. 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.