# A Woman at the Élysée Montmartre (Femme à l’Élysée Montmartre)

**Louis Anquetin** (French, 1861–1932)  
1888  
Oil on canvas  
90.5 × 72 cm (35 5/8 × 28 3/8 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2014.645. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/222002).

## 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.

_Text from the Art Institute of Chicago._

Louis Anquetin painted this in 1888, aged 27. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### 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](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/louis-anquetin)

French, 1861–1932

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: France
- The artist was 27
- Real size: about 35 × 28 in (90 × 72 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 18 × 24 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: woman, alcohol, bars, dresses, fashion, hats, women, 19th century
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-woman-at-the-elysee-montmartre-femme-a-l-elysee-montmartre-aic-222002).