Study (c. 1893): Artwork and History

Study (c. 1893) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Here Lautrec depicted his favorite printmaker, Père Cotelle, pulling on the lever of the star wheel, which moved the lithographic stone through the press. Over sketched lines, Lautrec determined the exact placement of the machine and its operator, simplifying their forms in the process. Set at a dynamic angle to the viewer, these elements would help draw attention to the figure of Jane Avril in the finished image.

Object facts

• Title: Study
• Date: c. 1893
• Artist attribution: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Charcoal, with colored crayons, on tan wove paper
• Dimensions: 50.9 × 34.8 cm (20 1/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
• Type: Drawing and Watercolor
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1933.880

Collection credit

Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection

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