Female dancer with orange-red hair wearing hair ornament against lightly patterned background; her upper body is wrapped in a green cape and patterned dress with high collar, head seen in profile to right

Bust of Mlle. Marcelle Lender, 1895

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This bust-length portrait is of the famed actress Marcelle Lender bowing to an audience in response to its applause. The eight-color image has long been recognized as one of the artist's most subtle printed works. It was published in two editions in 1895, one for circulation in France, the other for Germany.

Details
Title
Bust of Mlle. Marcelle Lender
Artist Life
1864–1901
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2010.93.6
Provenance
(Hubert Gallery, New York, until 2002; sold, November 23, to Dayton); Bruce B. and Ruth Dayton, Wayzata, Minn. (2002-2010; given to MIA)
Catalogue Raisonne
Delteil 102 ii/iii; Adriani 115 iv/iv; Wittrock 99 ivb/ivb
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Female dancer with orange-red hair wearing hair ornament against lightly patterned background; her upper body is wrapped in a green cape and patterned dress with high collar, head seen in profile to right