The High’s holdings of nearly fifty works by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) include many of his iconic posters and a complete set of the Elles portfolio. The twelve lithographs in that portfolio were luxuriously printed and published in an edition of one hundred in April 1896 and offer a glimpse of life inside a brothel through expressive images of women engaged in quiet moments rather than erotic activities.
Toulouse-Lautrec Posters and Prints
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901), Divan Japonais (detail), 1893, crayon, brush, spatter, and transferred screen lithograph in four colors on wove paper, gift of Irene and Howard Stein, 2020.83.