Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Le Lit

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), scion of an ancient aristocratic family, was a crippled dwarf. His familys wealth gave him financial security, and he chose to become an artist. In Paris he was drawn to the world of the In the cafes, cabarets, dance halls and brothels he observed the theatre ...more

Debauched aristocrat, cabaret painter, accidental dwarf: Julia Frey's definitive, superbly researched biography strips away the myth of Toulouse-Lautrec to reveal the tortured man beneath. A remarkable and compelling portrait, featuring 135 photos and illustrations. Julia Frey earned her Ph.D. from Yale University. An expert on 19th-century French literature and culture, ...more

Childhood illness and injuries steered Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) away from customary rural aristocratic avocations and toward a profession as an artist. He became a painter, draftsman, and lithographer whose work was immersed in famously hedonistic, fin-de-siècle Paris. In his hands, advertising posters were raised to a high art; he ...more

These kaleidoscopic visions from the big top offer a series of post-Impressionistic sideshows, courtesy of brilliant drawings by Toulouse-Lautrec. Masterpieces of composition and movement include "The Rearing Horse," "The Jockey," and "The Animal-trainer." These reproductions by a noted lithographer, Fernand Mourlot, recapture the color and spirit of the originals. ...more

This exceptional collection offers one of the finest sampling of Lautrec’s deservedly famous lithographs: a spectacular gallery of 89 plates, including 8 in full color. Preface. Biographical Notes. List of Plates. Critic’s Comments. Selected Bibliography. Concordance. ...more

This compassionate narrative combines with reminiscences of the artist's friends to vividly evoke Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's tragic, bohemian life. Sumptuous reproductions of paintings, prints, and drawings show why his artistic influence was so great. 227 illustrations, many in full color. Bibliography. Index. ...more

Four designs by one of the most colorful figures in late 19th-century art, including images of two flamboyant, high-kicking female dancers. Unusual body art. ...more

The world of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was inhabited by denizens of the street and night life of fin-de-siecle Paris - with its dance halls, bars, brothels and circuses. Portraying this world in his paintings, drawings , posters and prints, Lautrec created a vibrant body of art that earned him lasting ...more

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is known as the disfigured and dangerously self-destructive artist who recorded prolifically the louche world of sexy night-club dancers, lounging whores, and drunken bohemian merriment. Both in his life and art, he is thought to embody the climate of inebriated hilarity and excess of the fin de ...more