Description
In Combing Their Hair, a woman’s upper back and lifted arms occupy the scene, with dark wash giving the body and surrounding forms a concentrated presence. The raised hands make personal care tangible through action rather than a finished outward appearance. A familiar private routine becomes a subject whose interest rests in the figure occupied with herself.
Made in 1896, the print uses two colors. Toulouse-Lautrec gives the intimate subject a lasting material form, making a passing routine something that can be considered more slowly. The scene’s interest lies in its attention to people occupied with themselves and one another rather than performing for an audience. A familiar task becomes particular through the bodies involved, giving everyday care its own weight without requiring a grand event or a fully explained story.
Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec collection.
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