3-080-126 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Charles Conder - Sketch for 'Aux Ambassadeurs: Gens Chics', 1893. This sketch, which is a study for the finished painting in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., depicts fellow artist Charles Conder (1868-1909). With great economy of means Toulouse-Lautrec has captured the essential lines of both his sitter's physiognomy and his character. Using only a few significant strokes he delineates his haughty pose, with left arm akimbo. The face is deftly sculpted and Toulouse-Lautrec uses brave cross-hatching, which gives form and pattern to the extremely bold composition.