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'Femme a Glace' (La Glace a main)

Print
1896 (made)
Artist/Maker
Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Lithograph print depicting a muscular woman standing in a bedroom. She has a hand mirror in her right hand and a comb in her right. There are a pair of slippers on the floor by the bed and garments laid loosely over a chair in front of her with a fireplace in the background.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • 'Femme a Glace' (La Glace a main) (assigned by artist)
  • Woman with Mirror - The Hand Mirror (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Lithographic Ink
Lithograph
Brief description
Lithograph entitled 'Femme a Glace' (La Glace a main), from the series 'Elles' by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Paris, 1896.
Physical description
Lithograph print depicting a muscular woman standing in a bedroom. She has a hand mirror in her right hand and a comb in her right. There are a pair of slippers on the floor by the bed and garments laid loosely over a chair in front of her with a fireplace in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 520.7mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1951)
  • Width: 400.05mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1951)
Marks and inscriptions
'HTL' in a circle (Monogram, printed on the print.)
Object history
The portfolio 'Elles' comprises a series of 11 intimate scenes of female sex workers, performers, and lesbian couples sleeping, dressing, and bathing at home, including the Moulin Rouge clown Cha-U-Kao and Gabrielle the Dancer.
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1951
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.132-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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