The Streetwalker

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

ca. 1890–91 · Oil on cardboard · European Paintings

As early as 1901 the woman in this painting was identified as a streetwalker. Her name, however, has been lost to history; only the nickname La Casque d'Or (Golden Helmet), which refers to her wig, has survived. She sits in the garden of Monsieur Forest, Lautrec's neighbor in Montmartre.

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Date

ca. 1890–91

Medium

Oil on cardboard

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002