Edgar Degas, L'Absinthe 1875-6, Oil on canvas
Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec: London and Paris 1870–1910
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Room 5

Elegance and Decadence in Portraiture

The 1890s

The portraits in this room show the importance of the ideal of the ‘dandy’ in the 1890s.

James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 Brown and Gold: Self-portrait about 1895-1900 Oil on canvas
James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903
Brown and Gold: Self-portrait about 1895-1900
Oil on canvas
Photo © Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901 Portrait of Dr Henri Bourges 1891 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901
Portrait of Dr Henri Bourges 1891
Oil on cardboard mounted on panel
Image courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittburgh

Lent by the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Acquired through the generosity of the Sarah Mellon Scaife Family 1966

Walter Richard Sickert 1860-1942 Aubrey Beardsley 1894 Oil on canvas
Walter Richard Sickert 1860-1942
Aubrey Beardsley 1894
Oil on canvas
Estate of Walter R Sickert. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002

Giovanni Boldini 1845-1931 James McNeill Whistler 1897 Oil on canvas
Giovanni Boldini 1845-1931
James McNeill Whistler 1897
Oil on canvas
Image courtesy of Brooklyn Museum

Giovanni Boldini 1845-1931 Gertrude Elizabeth, Lady Colin Campbell about 1897 Oil on canvas
Giovanni Boldini 1845-1931
Gertrude Elizabeth, Lady Colin Campbell about 1897
Oil on canvas
Image courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, London

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