TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de
(b. 1864, Albi, d. 1901, Château Malromé, Langon)

Seated Woman

1897
Oil on cardboard, 63 x 48 cm
Neue Pinakothek, Munich

The features suggest that this is a portrait of the Marcelle Lender (1863-1927). Marcelle Lender was a variety artist who first appeared at the Theatre Montmartre at the age of 16. Her greatest success was in the operetta Chilpéric in which she both sang and danced.