May Belfort
May Belfort (born May Egan) was an Irish singer who made a name for herself on the stages of Parisian nightclubs with her nonsensical songs and her ever-present black cat, seen in Lautrec's promotional poster. The artist used four separate lithographic stones and crachis, or spattered ink, to realize the deceptively simple, bold composition.
Artwork Details
- Title: May Belfort
- Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
- Subject: May Belfort (Irish, 1872–1929)
- Date: 1895
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: 31 1/2 x 24in. (80 x 61cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Posters
- Credit Line: Gift of Bessie Potter Vonnoh, 1941
- Object Number: 41.12.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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