Woman Pulling Up Her Stocking
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1894. Oil on cardboard. 61.5 × 44.5 cm. Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France..A study from Lautrec's series documenting the daily routines of sex workers in Montmartre. The artist captures an unposed, candid moment of personal dressing without eroticism or judgment. Painted on raw cardboard using peinture à l'essence (oil thinned with turpentine), allowing swift, energetic linework while integrating the exposed cardboard texture into the overall composition.
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