Art Institute of Chicago
The Box, Faust
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- Lithograph in violet black on cream wove paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s tale of life, death, and the divine, Charles Gounod’s opera tells the tragic story of Faust, a scholar; Mephistopheles, a demon; and Faust’s love, Marguerite. Here, Lautrec seats the viewer beside two theatergoers in their exclusive box seats. With the famous soprano Rose Caron pictured faintly in the background, the spectators too become performers, with the seated woman’s dramatic dress and expressive posture drawing the viewer closer.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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