Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the aristocratic artist of fin-de-siècle Paris, immortalized the vibrant, often scandalous, life of Montmartre's cabarets and brothels.

ABOUT

Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (French: [tuluz lotʁɛk]), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. His immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce popular works of art from decadent affairs. Born into the aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec broke both his legs during adolescence, leaving him with a st…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Reine de Joie par Victor Joze 1880 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art A Saint-Lazare par Aristide Bruant 1882 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Albert (René) Grenier (1858–1925) 1887 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando) 1887 · Art Institute of Chicago At the Circus: The Bareback Rider (Au Cirque: Écuyère) 1888 · Art Institute of Chicago The Laundress 1888 · Cleveland Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Edgar DegasImpressionism Édouard ManetRealism/Impressionism Honoré DaumierRealism

Influenced

Pablo PicassoCubism Egon SchieleExpressionism Georges RouaultExpressionism Pierre BonnardLes Nabis