Marcelle Lender Dancing

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901): Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in “Chilpéric”, 1895-96 (Oil on canvas) - Toulouse-Lautrec captures Lender at mid-movement, as one long leg, clad in black stockings, juts boldly outward from a swirl of pink petticoats, mimicking the silk flowers she wears in her hair in form and color. Her low-cut bodice accentuates her ample bosom, which is tinged green from the reflected glow of the footlights…