The Sofa
ca. 1894–96 · Oil on cardboard
Dimensions : 24 3/4 x 31 7/8 in. (62.9 x 81 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Rogers Fund, 1951
Lautrec set out to document the lives of prostitutes in a series of pictures executed between 1892 and 1896. At first he made sketches in brothels, but he was apparently hampered by insufficient lighting and had his models pose in his studio. He appreciated the naturalness of sitters like this lesbian couple,
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About this artwork
The Sofa (ca. 1894–96) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, oil on cardboard, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), commonly known as just Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator whose immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to…
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