Art Institute of Chicago
May Belfort
Henri de Toulouse-LautrecLinkedCulture matchlcp-4b458c973ce6
- Date
- 1895
- Medium
- Color lithograph on tan wove paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 67177
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The scarlet dress of May Belfort splashes color onto this otherwise minimal composition. Clad in her signature oversized baby bonnet, the Irish actress clutches a black cat; Belfort often brought her cat to her performances and tended to “meow” her songs. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec intended for this poster to be hung, as it is in this gallery, next to his design for May Milton, an English performer who was Belfort’s close friend and rumored lover.
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- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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19th Century French Café-Concert ScenesThese prints and drawings document the popular café-concert entertainment venues of 19th-century Paris and France, primarily created through lithography to capture performers, audiences, and the vibrant nightlife culture
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Belle Époque Entertainer PortraitsThese objects are lithographic prints and drawings depicting May Belfort and May Milton, popular French cabaret performers from late 19th-century Paris, created primarily through color lithography techniques.
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