At the circus: in the wings

Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
1899
Height:
31.1 cm  (12 1/4 in.)
Width:
20.2 cm  (7 15/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
black and colored chalks and graphite on thin cream wove paper

Additional titles

Ballet dancer
Au cirque: dans les coulisses

Description

In an offstage setting, a female dancer, dressed in a medium-length ballet costume and seen from her back, stands with her head turned slightly to her right; a male figure can be seen some distance away.

Iconclass

48C8422
female dancer
48CC844
ballet dress - CC - female

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

inscription: l.r., black chalk: à la colombe / de l'arche / HT Lautrec / à Madrid les / bains 1899 / Jeudi 9 mars

RIdIM record id

5831