Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC France 1864 – 1901 Justine Dieuhl: woman in a garden 1891 oil on cardboard on cardboard 74.0 (h) x 58.0 (w) cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris Transferred to the national museums in accordance with the peace treaty with Japan, 1959
Justine Dieuhl was a dancer at the Moulin de Galette, a leading dance hall in Paris frequented by the young working-class. She was painted by Lautrec twice, dressed modestly with her dark hair arranged on her forehead in an elaborate kiss curl – something of a personal signature for her. Dieuhl’s curl, elaborate hat and wide-eyed stare combine Realism with aspects of caricature. Here, Lautrec’s great appreciation of Honoré Daumier and Paul Gavarni is evident.