Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, was one of the most famous painters during the transition period between Impressionism and Art Nouveau. During his lifetime, he experienced very little appreciation by his contemporaries.
Born on November 24, 1864 in Albi.
Died on September 09, 1901 on Malromé Castle (Gironde).
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who originated from a noble house, nowadays is considered as an enigmatic, oblique personality. This reputation is not only due to his choice of themes, including portraits of prostitutes, female singers and scenes of Paris nightclubs, but also to his quite strange appearance at a height of 1.50 meters and two crippled legs. After an apprenticeship at Princeteau and Léon Bonnat, the artist opened a joint studio. With his bright portraits and cartoon-like genre paintings, he took part in first exhibitions, before he opened his own studio in 1897. After a trip through France, accompanied by a guard due to his alcoholism, he thematically dedicated himself to the representation of female singers and dancers. Nowadays, he is famous for his posters of the singer Jane Avril and for his psychologically impressive displays of the pleasurable, wicked Parisian life. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec succeeded in creating an isolated appearance of the portrayed persons, despite of the rooms overflowing with people and amusement. Despite the preservation of the superficial masks, Lautrec's works provide the viewer with a look behind the façade of this enigmatic world. |
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Oil Paintings