About this artwork
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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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Title
- May Belfort
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Origin
- France
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Date
- 1895
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Medium
- Color lithograph on tan wove paper
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Dimensions
- 798 × 600 mm (image); 798 × 614 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection
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Reference Number
- 1949.1007
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/67177/manifest.json
Extended information about this artwork
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