Playbill for "Le Chariot de Terre Cuite" (The Little Clay Cart)

1895

Not on view

Lautrec designed this playbill for Victor Barrucand’s adaptation of the fourth-century Sanskrit love story translated as "Le Chariot de terre cuite" (The Little Clay Cart). An ornamental elephant, possibly inspired by the papier-mâché model at the Moulin Rouge, forms the base of a decorative platform at the top of which anarchist critic Félix Fénéon strikes a dramatic pose. Fénéon recited the prologue for the production, which opened Jan 22, 1895 at the Théâtre de l’Oeuvre in Paris. Lautrec also designed the sets for the fifth act.

Artwork Details

Title: Playbill for "Le Chariot de Terre Cuite" (The Little Clay Cart)
Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
Date: 1895
Medium: Lithograph printed in blue
Dimensions: Height: 17 5/16 in. (44 cm)
Width: 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Ruth A. Mueller, 2015
Object Number: 2018.854.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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