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Series Title: Old Tales

Sleepless Night

1893

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(French, 1864–1901)
Culture
France
Medium
color lithograph
Measurements
Image: 25.7 x 17.3 cm (10 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.); Sheet: 32.4 x 24.8 cm (12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Terence D. Isakov & Joyce Isakov 2023.145
Catalogue raisonné
Wittrock 8; Delteil 20; Adhémar 21
State
only
Edition
first song sheet edition
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Désiré Dihau, who composed the music for which Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created this cover illustration, was the artist’s cousin.

Description

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec experimented with the recently invented technique of lithography. In addition to fine art prints, he often created ephemera, including posters and sheet music—such as this example. It was commissioned as a cover illustration for Nuit Blanche, a poem by Jean Goudezki that was set to music composed by Désiré Dihau, a well-known bassoonist.
A vertically oriented lithograph in black ink on off-white paper depicts a man with a light skin tone in profile facing left. He has a dark beard and hair, his silhouetted form set against a background of sketchy vertical lines. Bold serif text at the top reads "Les Vieilles Histoires." Large white letters spelling "Nuit Blanche" overlay his dark clothing, appearing above a small rectangular box containing fine print.

Sleepless Night

1893

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(French, 1864–1901)
France

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