1225) Carmen Gaudin

Carmen Gaudin. French prostitute who modeled for Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901), including some of his most famous paintings. Lautrec met Gaudin in 1884 when he spied her and her brilliant red hair while dining in Montmartre with Henri Rachou, his friend and fellow student at Cormon’s atelier. Until the late 1880s Carmen was to sit for Lautrec for at least 13 paintings, as well as some drawings.

Red-haired Woman in a White Blouse

Carmen Gaudin

Photo taken by Maurice Guilbert

Carmen Gaudin

                     La blanchisseuse

Lowered Head

Red-Headed Woman

Portrait of Carmen Gaudin

Femme rousse assise dans le jardin de M. Forest

La rousse avec chemisier blanc

Femme rousse dans le jardin de M. Forest

La toilette

Rosa la Rouge