Contour drawing of a standing dog showing its torso and legs
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Quickly sketched light gray lines trace the outlines of a dog in profile facing left. At the extreme left side at top, lines slating downward show its neck, the dog’s head not fitting on the page. Lines for its left foreleg intersect with the line showing its chest which curves sharply upward to its narrow belly and then to it’s hind leg. A single line curves downward showing its tail. No background is shown on the cream colored paper.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.40.8
People
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French (Albi 1864 - 1901 Malromé)
Title
Study of a Dog
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Un arrière de chien
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1896
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/98850

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions
8 x 10.8 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: lower right, red ink, in artist's hand: The artist's monogram "HTL" (L. 1338)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Harold and Mary Gershinowitz, New York, Bequest to HUAM, 2002.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mary Gershinowitz
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.40.8
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Maurice Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901 (Paris, France, 1926), vol. 2, p. 222
  • M. G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre (New York, NY, 1971), VI, no. D.4.172, p. 722; repr. p. 723

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