Yvette Guilbert-English Series: Dans la glu is a lithograph created by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in 1898. This specific print is part of a series dedicated to the celebrated French cabaret performer Yvette Guilbert, a figure Toulouse-Lautrec chronicled extensively throughout the 1890s. Classified as a Book illustration, the work reflects the artist's dual identity as both a fine artist and a commercial graphic designer, crucial to the dissemination of modern art within late 19th-century France.
Toulouse-Lautrec employed the demanding medium of lithography to capture the essence of the Belle Époque entertainment scene, utilizing swift, economical lines and stark tonal contrasts characteristic of his distinctive graphic style. Rather than idealizing his subject, the artist used this print to capture Guilbert’s unique stage presence and often darkly humorous performing persona, focusing on expressive gestures and form rather than fine detail. The evocative subtitle, Dans la glu ("In the Glue"), hints at the difficult or morally sticky reality underlying the glittering facade of celebrity and performance.
This impression of the series Yvette Guilbert-English Series: Dans la glu is housed in the permanent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The piece stands as a significant testament to Toulouse-Lautrec's enduring commitment to printmaking and his pioneering role in elevating commercial prints to the status of high art, ensuring that the visual culture of fin-de-siècle France remains vividly documented for future study.
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