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HENRI DE TOULOUSE LAUTREC - LITHOGRAPH FROM THE SERIES "ELLES"
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)
Woman Combing Her Hair, from the series Elles, 1896
Lithograph
Dimensions: 60 × 49 cm
This work belongs to Toulouse-Lautrec’s celebrated Elles portfolio, which intimately portrays the private lives of women working in Parisian maisons closes. Here, a woman is shown in a moment of personal grooming, seated and absorbed in the simple act of combing her hair.
Rendered with soft lines and delicate tonal shading, the composition avoids dramatization, instead capturing the dignity of everyday gestures. Lautrec’s empathetic vision elevates the ordinary, offering a rare and humanizing perspective on women who were often marginalized in 19th-century society.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)
Woman Combing Her Hair, from the series Elles, 1896
Lithograph
Dimensions: 60 × 49 cm
This work belongs to Toulouse-Lautrec’s celebrated Elles portfolio, which intimately portrays the private lives of women working in Parisian maisons closes. Here, a woman is shown in a moment of personal grooming, seated and absorbed in the simple act of combing her hair.
Rendered with soft lines and delicate tonal shading, the composition avoids dramatization, instead capturing the dignity of everyday gestures. Lautrec’s empathetic vision elevates the ordinary, offering a rare and humanizing perspective on women who were often marginalized in 19th-century society.
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