Le Grand Siècle de l’Affiche · The Masters
Jane Avril — Jardin de Paris
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · Jardin de Paris, 1893
What it is
Toulouse-Lautrec's 1893 poster for the dancer Jane Avril at the Jardin de Paris, signed with the monogram and dated on the stone.
Why it matters
The composition is famously off-balance: the scroll and neck of a double bass rise up the left edge and curl over the top, boxing the dancer in with the musician's hand still on the strings.
What to notice
Jane Avril mid-kick at the Jardin de Paris, framed by the neck of a double bass.
For one decade, the street was the gallery.
Provenance
- School
- Belle Époque — the Affiche (France)
- Designer
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Format
- One-sheet
- Poster published
- Jardin de Paris, 1893
- Source
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · ark:/12148/btv1b9012721s; RESERVE ENT-1 (TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de/2)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 40x60" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
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