Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
artist
France 1864 – 1901
80.0 (h) x 61.0 (w) cm , unknown
signed lower left, printed from the stone in grey-green ink, 'HTL' monogram not dated
Reference: Wittrock P14 (B iv) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra NGA 2012.61 The Poynton Bequest 2012
May Belfort was an Irish born singer known for her suggestive use of double entendres in songs such as Daddy wouldn’t buy me a bow wow. Belfort performed this number on stage whilst holding a small cat and wearing an English infant’s frock.
Belfort and her lover, the performer May Milton, both commissioned Lautrec to make posters for them. He created two similar sized works, as related pendants in red and blue.
May Belfort was an Irish born singer known for her suggestive use of double entendres in songs such as Daddy wouldn’t buy me a bow wow. Belfort performed this number on stage whilst holding a small cat and wearing an English infant’s frock.
Belfort and her lover, the performer May Milton, both commissioned Lautrec to make posters for them. He created two similar sized works, as related pendants in red and blue.
May Belfort was an Irish born singer known for her suggestive use of double entendres in songs such as Daddy wouldn’t buy me a bow wow. Belfort performed this number on stage whilst holding a small cat and wearing an English infant’s frock.
Belfort and her lover, the performer May Milton, both commissioned Lautrec to make posters for them. He created two similar sized works, as related pendants in red and blue.
