Today's #MuseumTourTuesday features a painting that I have not seen in person, as it is part of a private collection. It's one of those pieces that I watch for, hoping to find that one day it will be part of a retrospective, so that I might view the original.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
painted this image at the age of 22. The subject is Carmen Gaudin, a
prostitute and one of his favorite models. Gaudin was very supportive of
the artist's work, and she appears in a number of his paintings, but
this one is my favorite.
While
the subject matter conveys the hard life of the laundress, there is
also a sense of strength and determination. Her hand grips the table,
suggesting that she is aware and in control of her current life, while
her gaze out the window shows a longing for something more.
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"La Blanchisseuse" (The Laundress) • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec • Oil on Canvas • 37" x 30" • 1886 |
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