![Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC | Woman in balldress at the entrance to a box at the theatre [Femme en toilette de bal à l’entrée d’une loge de théâtre]](Images/400/218179.jpg)
Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
France 1864 – 1901
81.0 (h) x 51.5 (w) cm
Reference: Dortu P.523 Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi Gift Countess A. de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1922
A drama seems to be unfolding in this intriguing scene: an elegant woman lingers at the door of a theatre box, while the shadowy figure of a man appears reflected in a mirror. The woman’s skirt is raised to a scandalous level, suggesting a recent, salacious liaison in the seclusion of the private box.
A painting of a ballerina remains just visible below the surface of the composition. This is the only instance in which Lautrec is known to have recycled his canvases.
A drama seems to be unfolding in this intriguing scene: an elegant woman lingers at the door of a theatre box, while the shadowy figure of a man appears reflected in a mirror. The woman’s skirt is raised to a scandalous level, suggesting a recent, salacious liaison in the seclusion of the private box.
A painting of a ballerina remains just visible below the surface of the composition. This is the only instance in which Lautrec is known to have recycled his canvases.
A drama seems to be unfolding in this intriguing scene: an elegant woman lingers at the door of a theatre box, while the shadowy figure of a man appears reflected in a mirror. The woman’s skirt is raised to a scandalous level, suggesting a recent, salacious liaison in the seclusion of the private box.
A painting of a ballerina remains just visible below the surface of the composition. This is the only instance in which Lautrec is known to have recycled his canvases.
