Jane Avril in the Entrance to the Moulin Rouge

Copyright

Work in the public domain
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Maker


1864-1901

Title

Jane Avril in the Entrance to the Moulin Rouge

Date of Production

c. 1892

Medium

oil on millboard with pastel, laid on panel

Dimensions

Height: 102 cm (panel)
Width: 55 cm (panel)
Depth: 2.5 cm (panel)

Object Number

P.1932.SC.465

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

On display
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Keywords

Label Text

Jane Avril was a star dancer at the Parisian cabaret Le Moulin Rouge (The Red Windmill). She knew Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who designed the venue’s well-known posters. He painted Avril on numerous occasions but this work stands out for its subdued quality. She is not on stage but arriving at the cabaret, bundled in a fur-collared coat. A carriage is visible in the background. The painting’s unusual narrow format accentuates Avril’s long face and gaunt figure.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : signed : bottom left & recto : initials in monogram : T-Lautrec

Provenance

Murat, Paris; Eugène Blot, Paris; Blot Sale, Paris, 9 and 10 May 1900 (lot 161); Blot Sale, Paris, 10 May 1906 (lot 74); Mancini, Paris; Prindonoff, Paris; J Seligmann, New York; The Independent Gallery, London; purchased by Samuel Courtauld, December 1929; Courtauld Gift, 1932.

Exhibition History

Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019
Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cezanne, National Gallery, London, 17/09/2018-20/01/2019
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Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril - Beyond the Moulin Rouge, Somerset House & London & England, 16/06/2011-18/09/2011
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Grand Palais & Paris & France, 18/02/1992-08/06/1992
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Hayward Gallery, London, 10/10/1991-19/01/1992
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Literature

The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998

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