A Woman at the Élysée Montmartre (Femme à l’Élysée Montmartre)1888
Like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Anquetin's work focused on modern life, particularly Parisian nightlife. More about this work
About this work
Like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Anquetin's work focused on modern life, particularly Parisian nightlife. This painting depicts an unescorted woman—unusual at that time—walking through the garden of the Élysée Montmartre, a dance hall in Montmartre. Who she is remains a mystery, but her unusual printed dress and extravagant hat, more theatrical than fashionable, suggest that she might be an off-duty performer.
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What you’re looking at
A work made of oil on canvas.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Oil paint
- Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.
Louis Anquetin
French, 1861–1932
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 2014.645
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Painting
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
