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Portrait of Mister X

1898, published 1927
Not on view
In early 1898, Toulouse-Lautrec experimented with the medium of drypoint for the first time. He made nine portraits of friends using a steel needle on zinc plates. Scholars speculate that this print may portray Arthur Meyer, editor of the newspaper "Le Gaulois."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Mister X
  • Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
  • Date: 1898, published 1927
  • Medium: Drypoint
  • Dimensions: Image: 6 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (17.1 × 10.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Sylvia Brody, 2021
  • Object Number: 2023.128.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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