two red-brown horses in full gallop, seen from back PR side; foreground horse ridden by figure in tan pants, white shirt and black hat; horse at L ridden by figure in tan pants, pink shirt and red hat; windmill at R

Le Jockey, 1899

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As a young artist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec enjoyed depicting outdoor scenes, especially those with horses. Later in life, he frequented the racetrack at Longchamp in the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris, identified here by the windmill in the background. In the spring of 1899, during a three-month stay in a psychiatric clinic, he started work on an ambitious series of color lithographs with a racing theme. This print was the only one published before his death two years later, at age 36. Its unconventional vantage point captures the power and energy of the racehorses as they speed toward the finish line.

Details
Title
Le Jockey
Artist Life
1864–1901
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2003.214
Provenance
(Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago); sold to MIA, 2003.
Catalogue Raisonne
Delteil 279; Adhemar 365; Adriani 345
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two red-brown horses in full gallop, seen from back PR side; foreground horse ridden by figure in tan pants, white shirt and black hat; horse at L ridden by figure in tan pants, pink shirt and red hat; windmill at R