Woman in Corset (Femme en corset)

Executed as a four‑color lithograph, the print demonstrates Toulouse‑Lautrec’s mastery of the medium, using flat areas of muted tone to isolate the subject from the background. The limited palette and clean line work create a sense of immediacy, while the simplified setting directs focus toward the figure’s pose and attire.

Created during the artist’s most prolific phase of depicting Parisian nightlife, the lithograph reflects Toulouse‑Lautrec’s personal immersion in cabarets and theatres. Though originally issued as a print, it has circulated among collectors of the artist’s work and appears in several museum holdings that specialize in fin‑de‑siècle French graphic art.

The image belongs to a broader series of works in which Toulouse‑Lautrec recorded the atmosphere of Paris’s entertainment venues. His aristocratic background, coupled with physical disabilities that limited conventional career paths, led him to document the city’s marginal spaces, where figures like the woman in the corset were common subjects.