At the Circus: The Bareback Rider (Au Cirque: Écuyère)

Museum record 204686: At the Circus: The Bareback Rider (Au Cirque: Écuyère) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A verified entry point for discovery.

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One of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s favorite haunts was the Cirque Fernando, also the subject of his large painting, Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando) in the collection of the Art Institute. Like many of the artists in his circle, Toulouse-Lautrec experimented with styles and materials beyond easel painting. His decision to paint on a tambourine with little castanets (called a tambour de basque ) was perhaps inspired by the instrument’s association with bohemian life and creative freedom. The shape of…