Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in Chilperic
About this artwork
This large-scale oil painting depicts the popular French music-hall performer Marcelle Lender during a performance of the operetta Chilpéric at the Théâtre des Variétés in Paris. The work is notable for its dramatic lighting and the artist's characteristic fluid, expressive brushwork.
Did you know?
Toulouse-Lautrec was captivated by the cabaret star Marcelle Lender, reportedly attending the performance of Chilpéric over twenty times to sketch her. He was obsessed with the way the stage lights illuminated her back and the vibrant pink of her dress, often making multiple studies before committing this large-scale composition to canvas.
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Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in Chilperic
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895
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