Description
Mary Hamilton stands with an arm raised in Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s pale, lightly marked lithograph. The restricted surroundings keep the performer’s gesture clear, allowing a small movement to give the figure an individual character. Sparse lines leave the image open, concentrating on the person rather than surrounding her with a crowded scene of entertainment.
Dated 1893, the print belongs to Le Café Concert and combines brush and crayon lithography in light olive green on laid Japan paper. Its album setting gives the named performer a place within a sequence of related subjects, while the individual image retains its own focus. Toulouse-Lautrec makes a public personality available for a more intimate encounter, allowing posture and economical marks to preserve a presence beyond the temporary act of performance.
Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec collection.
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