Elles, Woman In Bed, Mlle Cha-U-Ka-O
1896
Toulouse-Lautrec created this intimate scene for his famous 'Elles' portfolio, a series depicting the private lives of women in Parisian brothels around 1896. Instead of the flashy cabaret dancers he usually painted, here we see two figures in simple white shifts sharing a quiet moment against a swirling yellow wall and bold red bedding. He actually moved into a brothel for a few weeks to sketch these women, capturing their boredom and camaraderie with a rare, non-judgmental eye. The loose lines and flat colors show his deep love for Japanese woodblock prints.
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- Color lithograph
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