The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Miss Loïe Fuller

Miss Loïe Fuller

1893
(French, 1864–1901)
France, 19th century
color lithograph
Image: 37.9 x 25.7 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Gift of Ralph King 1925.1202
Catalogue raisonné: Wittrock Vol.I.17 ; Delteil 39
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Loïe Fuller, depicted here, donated a group of sculptures to the Cleveland Museum of Art following its opening to the public in 1916.

Description

Parisian audiences were captivated by Loïe Fuller (1862–1928), the American dancer seen in this print, whose unique performances involved manipulating voluminous translucent gowns with the aid of large poles in each hand. Fuller danced in a specially designed space featuring a glass floor illuminated from below and surrounded by mirrors. Electric lights of various colors projected onto the stage created an ethereal, swirling effect. Fuller’s extraordinary dance was the subject of Toulouse-Lautrec’s most abstract lithograph. The artist used layers of colored ink—including some metallic tones—to convey the movement and energy of Fuller's performances.
  • Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).
    Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre. National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (organizer) (March 20-June 12, 2005); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (July 16-October 10, 2005).
    Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
    Printing in Color. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-November 17, 1985).
    Loïe Fuller. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 10-June 3, 1984).
    Art and the Stage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 22-August 16, 1981).
    The Milieu of Edvard Munch. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-June 5, 1977).
    The Artist and the Theater. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 5-September 12, 1960).
  • {{cite web|title=Miss Loïe Fuller|url=false|author=Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|year=1893|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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