May Belfort, Title page for "Treize Lithographies" 1898

This 1898 lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, titled "May Belfort," is a title page for a portfolio of thirteen prints. It depicts a reclining woman, May Belfort, a famous courtesan in the Belle Époque era, with her hair flowing around her head and her face tilted upwards. The drawing is rendered in a highly stylized and expressive manner, characteristic of Lautrec’s iconic style. This piece, like many of Lautrec's works, depicts the marginalized and often overlooked, portraying the lives of Paris's underbelly with a keen and empathetic eye. This drawing can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.