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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Divan Japonais Poster

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Divan Japonais Poster
Artist: Henri de-Toulouse LautrecTitle: Divan JaponaisMedium: Poster - advertisingImage size: 36" x 24"Date: 1981Condition: Very good; very minor creasing to upper right margin that can be matted outBiographyToulouse-Lautrec depicted the world of Paris nightlife in a style that transcended categorization. Influenced by the impressionists (particularly Degas), he exhibited with them at the 1889 Salon des Independants. His technical skills, evident early in his career, enabled him to create a sense of motion and atmosphere with a minimum of brushstrokes . Lautrec studied art in Paris and in 1885 opened his own studio in Montmartre, where the brothels and dance halls greatly inspired his work. He began producing posters in 1891 with immediate success; the first one was commissioned by the Moulin Rouge cabaret.Toulouse-Lautrec's skilled depiction of people relied on his painterly style which is highly linear and gives great emphasis to contour. He often applied the paint in long, thin brushstrokes which would often leave much of the board on which they are painted showing through. Many of his works may best be described as drawings in coloured paint.*Retrieved from: http://www.rogallery.com/lautrec_henri_toulouse/lautrec-bio.html