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A cover page for sheet music showing a couple on a rooftop as a shooting star appears overhead

Two caricatured figures are described by thin black lines and dark stippled shading. A woman and a man facing each other lean against a railing on a rooftop in a city at night. At left, the delicate looking woman in a high collared long sleeved dress has her left arm behind him and around his shoulder as she caresses his chest with her right, bowing her head and eyeing him with a smile. The man, brawny and thickly built with a jutting chin, tilts back his head, noticing the streak of light in the sky with a wide-eyed expression.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M23796
People
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French (Albi 1864 - 1901 Malromé)
Title
Shooting Stars
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Étoiles filantes
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1895
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212042

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 32.5 x 24.8 cm (12 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Lefebvre, 1935
Standard Reference Number
Del. 136, Ad. 161, W. 131

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of William A. Koshland
Accession Year
1998
Object Number
M23796
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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