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Moulin Rouge: La Goulue
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Title:Moulin Rouge: La Goulue
Artist:Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois)
Printer:Affiches Américaines, Charles Lévy (Paris)
Date:1891
Medium:Lithograph printed in four colors; three sheets of wove paper
Dimensions:sheet: 74 13/16 x 45 7/8 in. (190 x 116.5 cm)
Classifications:Prints, Posters
Credit Line:Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Object Number:32.88.12
Vendor: Maurice Le Garrec (French)
Denver Art Museum. "Toulouse-Lautrec from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 5, 1999–July 4, 1999.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Power of Prints: The Legacy of William M. Ivins and A. Hyatt Mayor," January 26–May 22, 2016.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Toulouse-Lautrec on Stage," April 2, 2019–August 4, 2019.
W.PI.B; Adr.I.II;Toulouse-Lautrec, 1996
Colta Ives Toulouse-Lautrec in The Metropolitan Muse
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Moulin Rouge: La Goulue | |
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Artist | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
Year | 1891 |
Medium | Lithograph |
Dimensions | 74 13/16 x 45 7/8 in |
189.99 x 116.51 cm |
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue by Toulouse-Lautrec is a captivating, four-color lithograph that features La Goulue, a renowned cancan dancer with her partner. This artwork was used to advertise Moulin Rouge, which was one of the most popular clubs in France. The simplistic, yet enchanting style of the painter was a stark contrast to the typical text-heavy and dull posters during his time.
About the Artist
The French painter and illustrator Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was also a renowned draughtsman, and print maker. In the late 1800s, he became widely exposed to the theatrical and cultural life in Paris. Such experience inspired him to produce captivating and elegant images of contemporary life during that era. In fact, he was able to create hundreds of canvas and watercolor paintings and over 5000 drawings throughout his
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Moulin Rouge: La Goulue
Lithograph poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue | |
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Artist | Henri dem Toulouse-Lautrec |
Year | 1891 |
Type | Lithograph |
Dimensions | 170 cm × 118.7 cm (67 in × 46.75 in) |
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue is a poster bygd French artist Henri dem Toulouse-Lautrec. It is a colour lithograph from 1891, probably printed in about 3,000 copies, advertising the famous dancers La Goulue and "No-Bones" Valentin, and the new Paris dance hall Moulin Rouge.[1] Although most examples were pasted as advertising posters and lost, surviving examples are in the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and many other institutions.
Description
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