Caudieux
1893 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Boston Public Library
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About this work
- Artist
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)
- Year
- 1893
- Medium
- Colour lithograph (poster)
- Original size
- 130 × 95 cm
- Collection
- Boston Public Library (Print Department)
- Movement
- Post-Impressionism
The portly comic singer Caudieux, in evening dress with a flower in his buttonhole, strides across the stage with his coat-tails flying, the prompter's box and footlights at his feet. Toulouse-Lautrec designed the poster in 1893 for his engagement at the Petit Casino and the Ambassadeurs, printed by Chaix; he had already drawn the performer for the series Le Café-Concert. The energy of the big black figure against the yellow ground, and the way the name is pushed up into the corner, give the sheet its comic speed. The impression reproduced is in the Boston Public Library.
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 big black figure on yellow, for a hallway, bar area or music room at 16×24 or 24×36 in thin black, no mat. It holds a white or ochre wall and pairs with Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Post-Impressionism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1893)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. 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.
