May Belfort - actually May Egan - was an Irish singer who made a career in the Parisian cabarets. Dressed in baby clothes and carrying a black kitten, she sang a salacious repertoire. Lautrec became fascinated with her. In this poster, which he made for her show at the Petit Casino, he shows her performing a favourite song 'Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow'.
Specifications
| Title | May Belfort |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Colour lithograph, colour lithograph |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 596 mm Height 789 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
|
| Accession number | MB 1943/155 (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1943 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1943 |
| Creation date | in 1895 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Colour lithograph
> Lithograph
> Manual
> Planographic printing
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Paris > France > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Albi 1864 - Château Malromé 1901
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec received lessons in 1882 in Paris from René Princeteau, an acquaintance of his father, and subsequently worked in the...
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