Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was a famed French painter and poster artist known for works like 'The Streetwalker' and 'At the Moulin Rouge.'
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec pursued painting as a youth and went on to create innovations in lithograph drawing. He became highly famed for his posters, influenced by Japanese styles and Impressionist Edgar Degas, and for imbuing marginalized populations with humanity in his art, including sex workers. As opposed to many of his contemporaries, art critics have pointed out that Toulouse-Lautrec was also known for his humanistic, realistic depictions of women, eschewing fantasy to accurately reflect the circumstances of many of the people he came to know. Many of his pieces captured sex workers in moments beyond erotic objectification.
Though presenting himself as a witty, fun man about town, Toulouse-Lautrec suffered greatly due to his physical ailments as well as past family trauma, with his father never accepting his son’s decision to become a professional artist. He had also contracted syphilis, which further impacted his health. As he had for much of his adult life, Toulouse-Lautrec turned to alcohol to deal with his pain and would ultimately drink himself into oblivion. He had a nervous breakdown in 1899 after his mother, whom he was close to, decided to leave Paris, and the artist was committed to a sanitarium for several months.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec died at 36 years old, leaving behind more than 700 canvas paintings, 350 prints and posters and 5,000 drawings, among other works. As such, he is seen as a seminal pioneer to a number of movements, including the world of pop art, and is an early forerunner to later icons like Andy Warhol.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec pursued painting as a youth and went on to create innovations in lithograph drawing. He became highly famed for his posters, influenced by Japanese styles and Impressionist Edgar Degas, and for imbuing marginalized populations with humanity in his art, including sex workers. As opposed to many of his contemporaries, art critics have pointed out that Toulouse-Lautrec was also known for his humanistic, realistic depictions of women, eschewing fantasy to accurately reflect the circumstances of many of the people he came to know. Many of his pieces captured sex workers in moments beyond erotic objectification.
Though presenting himself as a witty, fun man about town, Toulouse-Lautrec suffered greatly due to his physical ailments as well as past family trauma, with his father never accepting his son’s decision to become a professional artist. He had also contracted syphilis, which further impacted his health. As he had for much of his adult life, Toulouse-Lautrec turned to alcohol to deal with his pain and would ultimately drink himself into oblivion. He had a nervous breakdown in 1899 after his mother, whom he was close to, decided to leave Paris, and the artist was committed to a sanitarium for several months.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec died at 36 years old, leaving behind more than 700 canvas paintings, 350 prints and posters and 5,000 drawings, among other works. As such, he is seen as a seminal pioneer to a number of movements, including the world of pop art, and is an early forerunner to later icons like Andy Warhol.
 |
| 1882, Self portrait in front of a mirror |
 |
| 1880, Head of Bloodhound |
 |
| 1880, The Dog (Sketch) |
 |
| 1881, Chien de chasse |
 |
| 1881, Dun, a Gordon Setter Belonging to Comte Alphonse de Toulouse Lautrec |
 |
| 1881, Margot |
 |
| 1882, Partie de campagne |
 |
| 1886-87 Montrouge Rosa la Rouge, |
 |
| 1888 The Spanish Dancer |
 |
| 1888, Equestrienne (at the Cirque Fernando) |
 |
| 1888, Little Dog |
 |
| 1888, Portrait de Suzanne Valadon |
 |
| 1889, Moulin de la Galette |
 |
| 1889, The Model Resting |
 |
| 1890, Two girls |
 |
| 1891, Moulin Rouge- La Goulue |
 |
| 1891, Woman Combing her Hair |
 |
| 1891, Woman in Monsieur Forest's Garden |
 |
| 1891-92, La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge |
 |
| 1892, Ambassadeurs Aristide Bruant dans son cabaret |
 |
| 1892, Au lit-le baiser |
 |
| 1892, Divan Japonais |
 |
| 1892, Quadrille au Moulin Rouge |
 |
| 1892, Reine de la joie |
 |
| 1892-95, At the Moulin Rouge |
 |
| 1893, At the Foot of the Scaffold |
 |
| 1893, au lit |
 |
| 1893, Caudieux |
 |
| 1893, In bed |
 |
| 1893, Monsieur Boileau |
 |
| 1894, Au Salon de la rue des Moulins |
 |
| 1894, Babylone d'Allemagne |
 |
| 1894, Confetti |
 |
| 1894, photographe Sescau |
 |
| 1894, Rue des Moulins, The Medical Inspection |
 |
| 1895, Cha-U-Kao |
 |
| 1895, La Revue blanche |
 |
| 1895, May Belfort |
 |
| 1895, May Milton |
 |
| 1895, Two friends |
 |
| 1896, La Troupe de Mademoiselle Églantine |
 |
| 1896, Elles |
 |
| 1896, La Chaine Simpson |
 |
| 1896, La toilette |
 |
| 1896, La Vache Enragée |
 |
| 1896, Salon des Cent |
 |
| 1896, The Seated Clowness (Mademoiselle Cha-u-ka-o) |
 |
| 1897, Red-Haired Woman on a Sofa |
 |
| 1897, Woman in front of a mirror |
 |
| 1898, Jane Avril - Jardin De Paris |
 |
| 1899, Armenonville, un cabinet particulier |
 |
| 1899, Jane Avril Paris |
 |
| 1899, La Gitane The Gypsy |
 |
| 1899, Side saddle Horsewoman |
 |
| 1900, Bruant au Mirliton |
 |
| 1901, Misia Natanson |
 |
| Dance At The Moulin Rouge |
 |
| Odeon Casino |
 |
| The Artist's Dog Fleche |
No comments:
Post a Comment