Description
Marcelle Lender turns in a faintly stated bust portrait by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Loose headwear frames her profile, while a bare shoulder and the edge of a gown give the lower figure a lighter, more open outline. The pale cream setting keeps the likeness delicate, making subtle marks and small changes of contour central to the encounter.
Dated 1895, this impression is a crayon lithograph printed in olive green on wove paper. Its restricted color gives the likeness a different presence from the more richly colored versions of the same portrait design. Toulouse-Lautrec allows an actor’s public identity to become an intimate visual encounter, joining recognition with close attention. The work preserves the represented person in a graphic form that can hold interest beyond the temporary occasion of a performance.
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