At the Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1892
Why it's great
Guests of the famous Paris nightclub gather around a table, with a woman in the foreground lit with a ghostly green face. Toulouse-Lautrec was a regular there and painted the real people he knew. He flattened the space and used strong color. It's one of the most famous images of Paris nightlife.
Where to see it
📍 Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, United States
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born into a noble family in Albi, France, but broken bones in childhood stunted his growth. He moved to Montmartre in Paris and painted the dancers, singers and cabaret stars of the Moulin Rouge. His bold posters helped invent modern advertising art. He died at 36, at his mother's château in southwestern France.
