Creator Biography
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1864–1901 (artist)
Albert Carman (Lithographer)
American Studio Books, Holme Press Inc. (publisher)
Carl Zigrosser (curator)
Preview
Creation Date
1946
Geography
France
Culture
French
Medium
Reproduction print of a lithograph
Dimensions
17 × 13 in. (43.18 × 33 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase by the Department of Art History, 2025
Accession Number
2025.115
Description
This portfolio is a collection of ten reproduction prints of lithographs by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, accompanied by an introductory essay written by Carl Zigrosser, the Curator of Prints at the Philadelphia Museum of Art at the time of this portfolio’s publication in 1946.
The cover art for this collection features a minstrel performer in blackface. Minstrel performances perpetuated harmful stereotypes, presenting Black people as comedic caricatures and reinforcing racist social hierarchies. Lautrec repeatedly used this minstrel motif. It can be seen in the bottom right corner of May Milton (2025.115.9) and in his Circus series of prints (2025.117.25).
Individual Digital Kenyon entries for the prints within this collection can be found at the following links:
La Loge a Mascaron Doré, [the box with the gilded mask]
Étude de Femme, [study of a woman]
Á Ménilmontant, de Bruant, [In Ménilmontant, by Bruant]
Keywords
Department of Art History Collection, After 1800, Art Nouveau, Post-Impressionism