Divan Japonais (lithograph)

Divan Japonais is a lithograph poster by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.^[1] It was created to advertise a café-chantant that was at the time known as Divan Japonais.^[2] The poster depicts three persons from the Montmartre of Toulouse-Lautrec's time. Dancer Jane Avril is in the audience.^[3] Beside her is writer Édouard Dujardin.^[1] They are watching a performance by Yvette Guilbert. Though her face is not included in the poster, she is recognizable by her tall, thin frame and long black gloves.^[1]^[3]

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