Lender en Buste
Print
1895 (made)
1895 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Like many Parisian cabaret stars of the fin de siècle, Marcelle Lender (1862-1926) is chiefly remembered today as a subject of Toulouse-Lautrec. He became enamoured with her in 1895 when she was dancing in the role of Queen Galswinthe in Hervé’s operetta ‘Chilpéric’ at the Théâtre des Variétés. During the three-month run, he attended around two dozen times, often arriving just in time for Lender’s celebrated bolero in the second act.
He made six lithographs, including this one, directly inspired by this particular performance, and a large painting later owned by Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, since donated to the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (1990.127.1). Toulouse-Lautrec was persistent in following her around town and rudely staring at her in restaurants. He completed the painting in just a few weeks and planned to gift it to her but she was not altogether impressed. Lender was quoted by the journalist Albert Flament as saying "That horrible man! He is very fond of me…but, as far as the portrait’s concerned, you can have it".
He made six lithographs, including this one, directly inspired by this particular performance, and a large painting later owned by Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, since donated to the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (1990.127.1). Toulouse-Lautrec was persistent in following her around town and rudely staring at her in restaurants. He completed the painting in just a few weeks and planned to gift it to her but she was not altogether impressed. Lender was quoted by the journalist Albert Flament as saying "That horrible man! He is very fond of me…but, as far as the portrait’s concerned, you can have it".
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lender en Buste (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Colour lithograph by Toulouse-Lautrec depicting Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender. France, 1895. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph depicting the French entertainer, Marcelle Lender. |
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| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Like many Parisian cabaret stars of the fin de siècle, Marcelle Lender (1862-1926) is chiefly remembered today as a subject of Toulouse-Lautrec. He became enamoured with her in 1895 when she was dancing in the role of Queen Galswinthe in Hervé’s operetta ‘Chilpéric’ at the Théâtre des Variétés. During the three-month run, he attended around two dozen times, often arriving just in time for Lender’s celebrated bolero in the second act. He made six lithographs, including this one, directly inspired by this particular performance, and a large painting later owned by Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, since donated to the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (1990.127.1). Toulouse-Lautrec was persistent in following her around town and rudely staring at her in restaurants. He completed the painting in just a few weeks and planned to gift it to her but she was not altogether impressed. Lender was quoted by the journalist Albert Flament as saying "That horrible man! He is very fond of me…but, as far as the portrait’s concerned, you can have it". |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from the Departmental Circulation Registration 1949 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.44-1949 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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