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

Yvette Guilbert Greeting the Audience

1894
Black-and-white lithograph, 34 x 20 cm
Private collection

Yvette Guilbert (1867-1944) was a celebrated singer and raconteuse. Before making her career she was a model and sales assistant at the Printemps department store. In 1889 she appeared at the Eldorado for the first time, and in 1890, at the Moulin Rouge. In 1895 she went on tour to America, and she returned to Paris even more famous than before. Long black gloves were her trademark. Lautrec drew her wearing her gloves, and he dedicated two lithograph albums to her.