The White Horse Gazelle
1881 Albertina
About this artwork
This intimate portrait of a white horse peering over a wooden partition showcases the artist's early talent in capturing character and texture. It is a smaller scale work executed with confident, expressive brushwork.
Did you know?
While Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is most famous for his vibrant posters and paintings of Parisian nightlife, he spent much of his youth sketching horses at his family's estate. This particular study of the horse named Gazelle reflects his formative training under academic painters before he fully embraced the stylistic freedom of the Post-Impressionist movement.
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The White Horse Gazelle
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1881
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