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The Laundress, 1888. black and gray wash with white paint, scratched away in places, on gray cardboard prepared with white ground.

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black and gray wash with white paint, scratched away in places, on gray cardboard prepared with white ground · Sheet: 75.9 x 63.1 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
The Laundress
Artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)
Date
1888
Medium
black and gray wash with white paint, scratched away in places, on gray cardboard prepared with white ground
Dimensions
Sheet: 75.9 x 63.1 cm (29 7/8 x 24 13/16 in.)
Credit line
Gift of the Hanna Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1864–1901

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