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.
Claudia Einecke
Frances B. Bunzl Family Curator of European Art