Au Concert
1896 · Colour lithograph · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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About this work
- Artist
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)
- Year
- 1896
- Medium
- Colour lithograph
- Original size
- 32 × 25.3 cm
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Movement
- Post-Impressionism
A woman in a feathered hat and a man in a top hat sit side by side in a theatre box, seen close and in profile, the stage out of sight. Toulouse-Lautrec drew the lithograph in 1896, and it was used in 1898 as a poster for the Ault & Wiborg Company of Cincinnati, makers of printing inks, with lettering added below the image. The models were his cousin and companion Gabriel Tapié de Céleyran and the dancer Émilienne d'Alençon; the olive, violet and pale yellow are among his subtlest colour printing. The impression reproduced belongs to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A small, close theatre-box scene in olive and violet, for a study, bedroom or hallway at 12×18 or 16×24 in thin black, no mat. It suits a white or soft green wall and pairs with Divan Japonais.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Post-Impressionism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1896)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
