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

The Toilet

1889
Oil on cardboard, 67 x 54 cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

There are very different types of woman in Lautrec's female gallery, with whom he had more or less lasting relationships. They tend to remain anonymous, known only by their first name, or by their portraits, which are rich in psychological, humorous human perceptions. Most of them are red-heads, for Lautrec had a passion for red hair. Between 1888 and 1891 he painted them all obsessively.




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