The Sofa
Colors in this work
Details
- Artist
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Date
- ca. 1894–96
- Medium
- Oil on cardboard
- Dimensions
- 24 3/4 x 31 7/8 in. (62.9 x 81 cm)
- Department
- European Paintings
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Rogers Fund, 1951
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
Two clearly depicted reclining human figures occupy most of the composition.
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Femininity Both · 96%
The museum catalog identifies women as a subject, and the image visibly depicts two feminine-presenting figures in dresses and blouses.
Styles and Movements
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Figurative Painting Visual · 98%
The work is an unmistakably representational painting centered on two recognizable human figures.
Visual Qualities
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Pastel Colors Visual · 96%
Pale pinks, mauves, creams, light blues, and muted greens dominate the palette, alongside ocher and olive tones.
Medium and Techniques
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Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 90%
The surface is built from visibly loose, broken strokes and irregular dark contours rather than smoothly blended passages.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art records the medium as oil on cardboard.
Time Periods
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Late 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated ca. 1894–96, placing it in the late nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 96%
The artist is identified in the museum record as French Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Materials
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Cardboard Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies cardboard as the support in its medium description, “Oil on cardboard.”
Source & rights
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The Sofa. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 3,811 × 2,933 · Metropolitan Museum Of Art · Available