Description
Yvette Guilbert’s profile occupies the left of a lightly toned book cover, with her long black gloves extending downward and lettering at the right. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec brings a recognizable performer into the design’s open graphic space. The arrangement connects her individual appearance with the publication’s title, allowing a small number of accents to establish both subject and purpose.
The 1898 lithograph is made on blue wove paper. The cover’s open arrangement gives Guilbert’s profile and gloves room to remain recognizable beside the text. Toulouse-Lautrec uses costume as a concise identifying feature, connecting the figure with her public appearance while avoiding an entire performance scene. The result gives a publication’s introductory page the concentrated character of a portrait.
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