Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901) - Rousse dit aussi La Toilette, 1889 (Oil on cardboard. Musée d'Orsay) - The woman fills the centre of the composition and is shown close up, offering the spectator a view of a sculptural back. The wicker chairs around her suggest that the scene took place in the artist’s studio, rue Caulaincourt. The neglect of the academic pose, the accelerated perspective, the framing of the scene, and the high viewpoint bring to mind works by Degas whom Lautrec deeply admired…