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Seated Clowness (La Clownesse assise)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

European Art

PORTFOLIO/SERIESElles

ARTISTHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France, 1864–1901, Saint–André–du–Bois, France

MEDIUM Lithograph on wove paper

  • Place Made: France

    • DATES 1896

    SIGNATURE Signed, "G. Pellet" and "T. Lautrec"

    INSCRIPTIONS Dealer's stamp, "G.P." in recto, lower right corner

    COLLECTIONSEuropean Art

    ACCESSION NUMBER 53.8.7

    CREDIT LINE Gift of Millicent Huttleston Rogers

    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

    CAPTION Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Albi, France, 1864–1901, Saint–André–du–Bois, France). Seated Clowness (La Clownesse assise), 1896. Lithograph on wove paper, 20 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (52.7 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Millicent Huttleston Rogers, 53.8.7 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 53.8.7_transpc002.jpg)

    EDITION Edition: 53/100

    IMAGEoverall, 53.8.7_transpc002.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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    Elles: The Clownesse

    About this artwork

    Status

    Currently Off View

    Department

    Prints and Drawings

    Artist

    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

    Title

    Elles: The Clownesse

    Place

    France (Artist's nationality:)

    Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

    1897

    Medium

    Color lithograph on ivory wove paper

    Dimensions

    Image: 41 × 32 cm (16 3/16 × 12 5/8 in.); Sheet: 41.1 × 32.3 cm (16 3/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

    Credit Line

    Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection

    Reference Number

    1949.938

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    Extended information
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    Cha-U-Kao

    French entertainer

    Cha-U-Kao

    Cha-U-Kao by Maurice Guibert (1890)

    NationalityFrench
    Other namesThe Clowness
    Occupation(s)dancer, acrobat, clown

    Cha-U-Kao was a French entertainer who performed at the Moulin Rouge and the Nouveau Cirque in the 1890s. Her stage name was also the name of a boisterous popular dance, similar to the can-can, which came from the French words "chahut", meaning "noise" and "chaos".[1][2] She was depicted in a series of paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Cha-U-Kao soon became one of his favorite models. The artist was fascinated by this woman who dared to choose the classic male profession of clowning and was not afraid to openly declare that she was a lesbian.

    Little is known about her life, including her real name, though she was a gymnast before she worked as a Parisian female clown or "clownesse." During her time as a gymnast, Maurice Guilbert photographed her, capturing her younger self that contrasted with Toulouse-Lautrec's later depictions.[3][4] Her clow

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