id: 129201
accession number: 1952.10
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.10
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May Milton, 1895. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Color lithograph; sheet: 79.5 x 61.5 cm (31 5/16 x 24 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1952.10
title: May Milton
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creation date: 1895
creation date earliest: 1895
creation date latest: 1895
current location:
creditline: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
copyright:
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culture: France, 19th century
technique: color lithograph
department: Prints
collection: PR - Lithograph
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Wittrock Vol.II.P17,b ; Delteil 356
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CREATORS
* Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 79.5 x 61.5 cm (31 5/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
state of the work: D. II/II
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Printing in Color
opening date: 1985-09-10T04:00:00
Printing in Color. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-November 17, 1985).
title: Art Nouveau in France
opening date: 1988-07-12T04:00:00
Art Nouveau in France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 12-November 27, 1988).
title: Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
opening date: 1991-04-02T05:00:00
Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
title: Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints
opening date: 2001-08-26T00:00:00
Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
title: Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2006-05-27T00:00:00
Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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Posters grew in popularity after 1881, when many restrictions on their placement were lifted and it became unlawful to remove or destroy them. The first exhibition of posters took place in 1884, and they were soon accepted as a legitimate art form. Lautrec, a gifted draftsman, excelled at designing arresting lithographs. May Milton, one of his boldest compositions, illustrates Lautrec's innovative style based on a dynamic pattern of flat, simplified, brightly colored shapes and dramatic silhouettes. Lautrec, an astute observer of character and physical features, captured the life of a decadent era in his radically concise, vigorous representations. May Milton was an English dancer who appeared at the Moulin Rouge, one of Paris's most popular café-concerts. This poster was made to advertise her tour of the United States.
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IMAGES
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