拍品专文
La Goulue, née Louise Weber, était une blanchisseuse de campagne ambitieuse, devenue célèbre en dansant le cancan. Son costume se composait d’une robe décolletée, d’une coiffure flamboyante et d’un ruban noir autour de son cou. Son apparence était si particulière et excentrique, qu’il n’était pas nécessaire de la représenter de face, Lautrec la représentait souvent de dos, sa silhouette suffisait pour qu’on la reconnaisse. Cette image fait écho aux gravures sur bois japonaises ukiyo-e, dans lesquelles les sujets sont souvent identifiés par des gestes, des coiffures ou des accessoires plutôt que par une ressemblance traditionnelle
La Goulue, born Louise Weber, was an ambitious country laundress who became famous for dancing the cancan. Her costume consisted of a low-cut dress, a flamboyant hairstyle and a black ribbon around her neck. Her appearance was so distinctive and eccentric that it was not necessary to depict her from the front; Lautrec often depicted her from the back, and her silhouette was enough to make her recognizable. This image echoes Japanese ukiyo-e woodcuts, in which subjects are often identified by gestures, hairstyles or accessories rather than by a traditional likeness.
La Goulue, born Louise Weber, was an ambitious country laundress who became famous for dancing the cancan. Her costume consisted of a low-cut dress, a flamboyant hairstyle and a black ribbon around her neck. Her appearance was so distinctive and eccentric that it was not necessary to depict her from the front; Lautrec often depicted her from the back, and her silhouette was enough to make her recognizable. This image echoes Japanese ukiyo-e woodcuts, in which subjects are often identified by gestures, hairstyles or accessories rather than by a traditional likeness.