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The Streetwalker

ca. 1890–91
Not on view
As early as 1901 the woman in this painting was identified as a streetwalker. Her name, however, has been lost to history; only the nickname La Casque d'Or (Golden Helmet), which refers to her wig, has survived. She sits in the garden of Monsieur Forest, Lautrec's neighbor in Montmartre.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Streetwalker
  • Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
  • Date: ca. 1890–91
  • Medium: Oil on cardboard
  • Dimensions: 25 1/2 x 21 in. (64.8 x 53.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
  • Object Number: 2003.20.13
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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