Charles Conder - Sketch for 'Aux Ambassadeurs: Gens Chics'

Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Albi, France, 1864 - 1901)

SitterSitter is Charles Conder (London, England, 1868 - 1909)

Date1893

Mediumoil (peinture à l'essence) on cardboard

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsHeight: 47.3 cm, Width: 36.3 cm
Frame Size: 57.4 x 46.2 x 3.7cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1949.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003036

Keywords

About MeEarly on Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec abandoned the privileged life of his aristocratic youth. A physical deformity had left him cruelly stunted and he felt more at ease in the Parisian underworld that was, for the next twenty years, to provide the inspiration for his now famous artistic creativity.

This sketch, which is a study for the finished painting in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., depicts fellow artist Charles Conder (1868-1909). With great economy of means Toulouse-Lautrec has captured the essential lines of both his sitter's physiognomy and his character. Using only a few significant strokes he delineates his haughty pose, with left arm akimbo. The face is deftly sculpted and Toulouse-Lautrec uses brave cross-hatching, which gives form and pattern to the extremely bold composition.

More About Me

Collections Wall

With great economy of effort, Toulouse-Lautrec has captured the essential features, both in physiognomy and character, of his fellow artist, the Englishman Conder