Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created the striking lithograph, Yvette Guilbert-French Series: No. 10, in 1894. This highly characteristic work exemplifies the artist's singular focus on capturing the vibrant, often raw, energy of Parisian cabaret and performance halls during the fin de siècle. As a lithograph, the medium allowed Toulouse-Lautrec to capture spontaneous gestures and strong contours essential to his style, while facilitating mass reproduction necessary for the "Book" classification, suggesting it was published as part of a significant portfolio dedicated to the famous performer.
The subject, Yvette Guilbert, was perhaps the most distinctive star of the era, famous for her long, black opera gloves and dramatic, often melancholic, songs. Toulouse-Lautrec was keenly drawn to her unique stage persona and expressiveness, producing several series of prints that defined her visual legacy. Dating from 1894, the work situates itself firmly within the intense cultural ferment of Belle Époque France. Toulouse-Lautrec elevated commercial printmaking into high art, using masterful linearity to offer candid, psychological portraits of public figures. The enduring quality and historical importance of the artist’s graphic work means that today, many of these images are available for study and reference through public domain collections globally.
This specific example, Yvette Guilbert-French Series: No. 10, is held within the esteemed graphic arts collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, preserving a key documentation of French entertainment history as seen through the unflinching eye of Toulouse-Lautrec.
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