Poster La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge
Date:
1893Medium:
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Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France Toulouse-Lautrec painted picture Poster La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge in 1893. Prevailing color of this fine art print is yellow and its shape is portrait. Original size is . This art piece is located in Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). His full was name Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa. French painter, illustrator and printer. His work includes paintings and hundreds of posters. It is renowned for its elegance and provocativeness. Together with
Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, he was one of the most famous painters of
Post-Impressionism. He suffered health problems (a rare genetic disorder is named after him). He warded of depression and gloom with alcohol, to which he was addicted. In twenty years, he painted 737 paintings, 5084 drawings and sketches and hundreds of posters. He was influenced by
Impressionism - especially
Manet and
Degas. He was a master of group paintings from the artistic scene, nightlife, bars and cafés. He painted expressions and attitudes of the characters in the paintings with great detail and used contours and long brush strokes.