The Sofa

Creator Name

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Cultural Context

French

Date

Creation: 19th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Painting

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Title

The Sofa

Creator

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (link to bio), Painter

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois, Artist

Worktype

Paintings

Cultural Context

French

Material

Oil on cardboard

Dimensions

24 3/4 x 31 7/8 in. (62.9 x 81 cm);
height: 62.9centimetre;
width: 81centimetre;
depth: 12.7centimetre;
height: 93.9802centimetre;
width: 111.7602centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: 19th century

ca. 1894–96

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1951

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: People, Woman, Lesbian person, Gay person, Sapphism, LGBTQIA2S+ person, Queer person, Homosexuality, Sex worker, Leisure

Couples; Women; Prostitutes

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Jessica Gengler

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Part of: Displays of Homosexuality

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Sofa, circa 1894–96. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Two sex workers recline in a moment of intimate rest in this Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec painting. Public Domain.

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