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At the Moulin Rouge: La Goulue and Her Sister, 1892
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)
Lithograph printed in six colors; Image: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (44.5 x 34.3 cm); sheet: 24 1/2 x 19 in. (62.2 x 48.3 cm); frame: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Bessie Potter Vonnoh, 1941 (41.12.18)

Lautrec studied the late-night faces of dancehall regulars, then described them as the Japanese portraitist Toshusai Sharaku did, with the lurid grimaces and theatrical make-up of kabuki actors.

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    At the Moulin Rouge: La Goulue and Her Sister, 1892
    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)
    Lithograph printed in six colors; Image: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (44.5 x 34.3 cm); sheet: 24 1/2 x 19 in. (62.2 x 48.3 cm); frame: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
    Gift of Mrs. Bessie Potter Vonnoh, 1941 (41.12.18)