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May Belfort
May Belfort

May Belfort

Artist (Albi, France, 1864 - 1901)
Associated
Date1895
Mediumcolour lithograph (poster) on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsOverall: Height: 80.3 cm, Width: 60.6 cm
Frame: Height: 98.6 cm, Width: 76.2 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1947 with income from the Innes Bequest.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG007136
About MeToulouse-Lautrec is acknowledged as history's greatest poster artist, although he produced just 31 colour lithograph posters, most of which advertised the decadent dance halls of Paris.

May Belfort was born in Ireland; after working in the music halls of London, she arrived in Paris in 1895, where she performed at the Cabaret des Decadents. She caused a sensation for a few months and Toulouse-Lautrec made a series of six lithographs of her.
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Toulouse-Lautrec's reputation as history's greatest poster artist rests on just 31 colour lithographs. Belfort, from Ireland, worked the London music halls before becoming a sensation in Paris