(Etrépagny, 1861 - Paris, 1932)
1890
Pastel on cardboard - Van Cutsem bequest - 1904
Contributing to the profound changes in artistic practices in late-nineteenth-century Paris, Louis Anquetin, like his friend Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, used the streets, bars and café-concert halls as his studio. Both artists frequented Montmartre's entertainment hotspots and immortalised its "mythical" figures, such as the dancer Louise Weber, nicknamed "La Goulue" (the Glutton), and the cabaret singer Aristide Bruant. The young woman depicted here is undoubtedly Marie Valette, Anquetin's favourite model.