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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Jane Avril

1893
Color lithograph on tan wove paper
124 × 91.5 cm (48.8 × 36 in)

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In a tangerine-colored dress, Jane Avril performs a high kick, her arms lost among the voluptuous ruffles. Peeking out from beneath her petticoat, her toe points to a double-bass player. The neck of the instrument frames the poster. In contract to the rooted musician, Avril appears birdlike in her frenzied movements. Yet her expression is one of sadness or exhaustion, at odds with the glamorous nightclub setting.

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