This painting shows a woman sitting at a round table. She has fair skin, sharp cheekbones, thick eyebrows, and pale lips with one side of her mouth raised in a partial smile. She has short brown hair with bangs across her forehead. She is wearing a black dress with a high collar, a pale yellow bow around her neck, and a white apron over her lap. In her hand, she holds a small, translucent glass that rests on the table. The background is a blurred blend of earthy tones, including brown, gray, and dark green, which suggest a wall behind her. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and…
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A la Bastille (Jeanne Wenz)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864 - 1901)

1888

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 72.5 x 49.5 cm (28 9/16 x 19 1/2 in.) ; framed: 96.5 x 73.7 x 7 cm (38 x 29 x 2 3/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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