Mademoiselle Nys
Little is known about this plucky woman wearing a dramatic, wide-shouldered dress. The inscription at upper right dedicates the portrait to the Nys family, and the sitter has historically been identified as Mademoiselle Nys. She may be one of the many acquaintances who posed for Lautrec; at around the time he made this work, friends also tried to help the artist secure important portrait commissions, but society women soon fled in dismay from their sittings, after suffering insult.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mademoiselle Nys
- Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
- Date: 1899
- Medium: Oil on unprimed wood
- Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 21.9 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
- Object Number: 1974.356.36
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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