id: 135515
accession number: 1958.54
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May Belfort, 1895. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Oil on millboard; sheet: 62.5 x 48.2 cm (24 5/8 x 19 in.); framed: 86 x 71.5 x 8.9 cm (33 7/8 x 28 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1958.54
title: May Belfort
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series:
series in original language:
creation date: 1895
creation date earliest: 1895
creation date latest: 1895
current location:
creditline: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
copyright:
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culture: France, 19th century
technique: oil on millboard
department: Drawings
collection: DR - French
type: Drawing
find spot:
catalogue raisonne: Dortu P588
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CREATORS
* Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 62.5 x 48.2 cm (24 5/8 x 19 in.); Framed: 86 x 71.5 x 8.9 cm (33 7/8 x 28 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
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support materials:
description: cardboard
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inscriptions:
inscription: inscribed, lower right, in oil: HTLautrec
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remark:
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Toulouse-Lautrec
opening date: 1964-06-01T04:00:00
Toulouse-Lautrec. Palais de la Berbie, Albi, Albi, France (organizer) (June 1-September 30, 1964).
title: Seven Decades of Modern Art
opening date: 1966-04-26T04:00:00
Seven Decades of Modern Art. Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York, NY (organizer) (April 26-May 21, 1966).
title: Art and the Stage
opening date: 1981-05-22T04:00:00
Art and the Stage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 22-August 16, 1981).
title: Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2000-08-27T00:00:00
Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000).
title: Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre
opening date: 2005-03-20T00:00:00
Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre. National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (organizer) (March 20-June 12, 2005).
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. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).
title: Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris
opening date: 2012-10-04T00:00:00
Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).
title: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Der Weg in die Moderne
opening date: 2014-10-16T00:00:00
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Der Weg in die Moderne. Kunstforum Wien, Vienna, Austria (organizer) (October 16, 2014-January 25, 2015).
title: Nineteenth-Century French Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2023-01-20T05:00:00
Nineteenth-Century French Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 20-April 30, 2023).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Portraits and Other Works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Goupil Gallery, London (1898).', 'opening_date': None}
* {'description': 'H. de Toulouse-Lautrec. Galeries Durand-Ruel, Paris (May 14–31, 1902).', 'opening_date': '2014-05-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901). Bernheim-Jeune & Cie, Paris (October 12–24, 1908).', 'opening_date': '2012-10-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Exposition de peintures et de lithographies originales de H. de Toulouse-Lautrec. Palais du Louvre, Paris (January 24–February 20, 1910).', 'opening_date': '1910-02-20T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'L’art français au service de la science française: Exposition d’œuvres d’art des XVIIIe, XIXe et XXe siècles au profit du Comité national d’aide de la recherche scientifique. Chambre syndicale de la curiosité et des beaux-arts, Paris (April 25–May 15, 1923).', 'opening_date': '1923-05-15T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'A Century of French Painting. Alex. Reid & Lefèvre at McLellan Galleries, Glasgow (May 1927).', 'opening_date': '1927-05-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864–1901. Art Institute of Chicago (December 23, 1930–January 18, 1931).', 'opening_date': '1930-12-23T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Tenth Loan Exhibition: Lautrec, Redon. Museum of Modern Art, New York (February 1–March 2, 1931).', 'opening_date': '1931-03-02T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Memorial Exhibition: The Collection of the Late Miss Lizzie P. Bliss. Museum of Modern Art, New York (May 17–September 27, 1931).', 'opening_date': '1931-09-27T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'The Lillie P. Bliss Collection. Museum of Modern Art, New York (May 14–September 12, 1934).', 'opening_date': '1934-09-12T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Six Masters of Post-Impressionism. Wildenstein & Co., New York (April 8–May 8, 1948).', 'opening_date': '1948-05-08T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Toulouse-Lautrec: Exposition en l’honneur du cinquantième anniversaire de sa mort. Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris (May–August 1951).', 'opening_date': '1951-08-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Toulouse-Lautrec: Paintings, Drawings, Posters and Lithographs. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (March 20–May 6, 1956).', 'opening_date': '1956-05-06T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Centenaire de Toulouse-Lautrec. Palais de la Berbie, Albi (June–September, 1964); Petit Palais, Paris (October–December 1964).', 'opening_date': '1964-09-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Henri de Toulouse Lautrec 1864–1901. Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna (June–July 1966).', 'opening_date': '1966-07-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(Bernheim-Jeune, Paris)
date: ?-by 1909
footnotes:
citations:
(Etienne Bignou, Paris)
date: after 1909-?
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Toulouse-Lautrec fiches, Galerie Étienne Bignou Photo Archive, c. 1909-1950. Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
citations:
(Alexander Reid & Lefevre, Ltd., London)
date: ?-?
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citations:
(Kraushaar Galleries, New York)
date: ?-1927
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citations:
Lizzie P. Bliss [1864–1931], New York, by descent to her estate
date: 1927-1931
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citations:
estate of Lizzie P. Bliss, New York
date: 1931-after 1934
footnotes:
citations:
George M. Moffett, Jr., Queenstown, MD
date: after 1934-1948
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citations:
(Maynard Walker Gallery, New York)
date: 1948
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citations:
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. [1889–1957], Cleveland, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1948-1958
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citations:
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1958-
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citations:
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Portraits and Other Works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, no. 28. Exh. cat. London: Goupil Gallery, 1898.
page number: Mentioned: p. 4, no. 28
url:
H. de Toulouse-Lautrec. Exh. cat. Paris: Galeries Durand-Ruel, 1902.
page number: Mentioned: no. 15
url:
Duret, Théodore. “Les Affiches d’art de Toulouse-Lautrec.” La Renaissance de l’art français et des industries de luxe 2 (1919): 381-83.
page number: Reproduced: p. 383
url:
Régnier, Henri de. L’Art moderne et quelques aspects de l’art d’autrefois. Paris: Bernheim-Jeune, 1919.
page number: Reproduced: vol. 2, pl. 159
url:
Duret, Théodore. Lautrec. Paris: Bernheim-Jeune and Cie, 1920.
page number: Reproduced: pl. XII
url:
Coquiot, Gustave. Lautrec, ou Quinze ans de moeurs parisiennes, 1885–1900. Paris: Ollendorff, 1921.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 164, 218
url:
Joyant, Maurice. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864–1901, peintre. Paris: Floury, 1926.
page number: Mentioned: p. 290
url:
A Century of French Painting. Exh. cat. Glasgow: Alex Reid and Lefèvre, 1927.
page number: Mentioned: p. 30, no 41
url:
Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864–1901. Exh. cat. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1930.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 23–24, no. 25
url:
Tenth Loan Exhibition: Lautrec, Redon. Exh. cat. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1931.
page number: Mentioned: p. 15, no. 23; Reproduced: pl. 23
url: http://www.moma.org/d/c/exhibition_catalogues/W1siZiIsIjMwMDA2MTg0NSJdLFsicCIsImVuY292ZXIiLCJ3d3cubW9tYS5vcmcvY2FsZW5kYXIvZXhoaWJpdGlvbnMvMTk4MCIsImh0dHA6Ly93d3cubW9tYS5vcmcvY2FsZW5kYXIvZXhoaWJpdGlvbnMvMTk4MD9sb2NhbGU9ZW4iXV0.pdf?sha=309eae021828e073
Memorial Exhibition: The Collection of the Late Miss Lizzie P. Bliss. Exh. cat. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1931.
page number: Mentioned: p. 38, no. 142; Reproduced: pl. 142
url: https://www.moma.org/documents/moma_catalogue_1707_300061851.pdf
The Lillie P. Bliss Collection. Exh. cat. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1934.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 6, 69-70, no. 66; Reproduced: pl. 66
url: https://www.moma.org/documents/moma_catalogue_1995_300190550.pdf
Mack, Gerstle. Toulouse-Lautrec. New York: A. A. Knopf, 1938.
page number: Mentioned: p. 176
url:
Lassaigne, Jacques. Toulouse-Lautrec. London: Hyperion, 1939.
page number: Reproduced: p. 102
url:
Six Masters of Post-Impressionism. Exh. cat. New York: Wildenstein, 1948.
page number: Mentioned: p. 37, no. 31; Reproduced: p. 40
url:
Florisoone, Michel and M. G. Dortu. Toulouse-Lautrec: Exposition en l’honneur du cinquantième anniversaire de sa mort. Exh. cat. Paris: Orangerie des Tuileries, 1951.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 22-23, no. 62
url:
Toulouse-Lautrec: Paintings, Drawings, Posters and Lithographs. Exh. cat. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1956.
page number: Mentioned: p. 46, no. 32; Reproduced: p. 20-21
url:
Centenaire de Toulouse-Lautrec. Exh. cat. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1964.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 74-76, no. 60; Reproduced: p. 75
url:
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 179
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n203
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864–1901. Exh. cat. Vienna: Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, 1966.
page number: Mentioned: p. 62, no. 20; Reproduced: pl. 19
url:
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 179
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n203
Caproni, Giorgio. L’Opera completa di Toulouse-Lautrec. Milan: Rizzoli, 1969.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 114 (ill.), no. 421a
url:
Novotny, Fritz. Toulouse-Lautrec. New York: Phaidon, 1969.
page number: Mentioned: p. 192; Reproduced: pl. 83
url:
Dortu, M. G. Toulouse-Lautrec et son œuvre. New York: Collectors Editions, 1971.
page number: Mentioned: vol. 3, pp. 362, no. 588; Reproduced: p. 363
url:
Thomson, Richard. Toulouse-Lautrec. London: Oresko Books, 1977.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 84-85
url:
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 222
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n242
Monneret, Sophie. L'Impressionnisme et son époque. Paris: Denoel, 1979.
page number: Mentioned: p. 314
url:
Cooper, Douglas. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. New York: Abrams, 1982.
page number: Mentioned: p. 106; Reproduced: p. 107
url:
Toulouse-Lautrec. Exh. Cat. London: Hayward Gallery, 1991.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 332
url:
Denvir, Bernard. Toulouse-Lautrec. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1991.
page number: Mentioned: p. 153; Reproduced: p. 22
url:
Schimmel, Herbert. The Letters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991.
page number: Mentioned: p. 321n2
url:
Kokatsu, Reiko. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994.
page number: Reproduced: p. 44, no. 40
url:
DeGrazia, Diane, and Carter E. Foster. Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 3
url:
Cate, Phillip Dennis, Mary Weaver Chapin, and Richard Thomson. Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre. Exh. cat. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2005.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 141, 257, no. 198; Reproduced: p. 184
url:
Benesch, Evelyn and Ingried Brugger, eds. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Der Weg in die Moderne. Exh. cat. Vienna: Kunstforum Wien, 2015.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 96, 242, no. 40
url:
Marchesseau, Daniel, et al . Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec à la Belle Époque, French Cancans: Œuvres graphiques, une collection privée. Exh. cat. Martigny: Fondation Pierre Gianadda, 2017.
page number: Reproduced: p. 141
url:
Vircondelet, Alain. Dans les Pas de Toulouse-Lautrec: Nuits de la Belle Époque. Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2019.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 136-37 (image identified incorrectly as CMA drawing)
url:
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