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Fastening a Corset – A Passing Conquest, from the series Elles

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In Fastening a Corset, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec places a standing woman toward the right, her yellow corset above a light skirt. A seated man occupies the lower left, introducing a second presence into the dressing scene. Their different levels give the encounter a clear spatial contrast, while the clothing makes the practical act named in the title visually immediate.

Dated 1896, the five-color lithograph belongs to Elles and also bears the subtitle A Passing Conquest. The subtitle introduces a social association without requiring the figures’ full story to be supplied. Toulouse-Lautrec keeps attention on the people and their positions, making an intimate room into a complete pictorial subject. The image balances a private routine with shared company, allowing the relation between seated observer and standing figure to give the scene its quiet tension.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec collection.