Toulouse-Lautrec
Toulouse-Lautrec, painter of the belle époque's pursuit of fleeting pleasure
Today, the painter and graphic artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) is considered as one of the most inspired portrayers of human figures. This physically handicapped scion of the old French nobility was fascinated by life around Montmartre, whose cafes, cabarets, dance halls, and bordellos presented him with the "theatre of life."
More than any other artist, Toulouse-Lautrec captured the belle époque's pursuit of fleeting pleasure: directly and without flattery, his paintings, lithographs, and posters offer a masterly and timeless image of the age.
About the Series:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features:
- a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist
- approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions
- a concise biography
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Toulouse-Lautrec
Arnold, Matthias
Softcover, flaps, 18.5 x 23 cm (7.3 x 9.1 in.), 96 pages $ 9.99 |
- Reviews (1 items)
Since i was a girl i have always loved the impressionsts. i have read all i could thru the course of my life. i am in my sixties now and retired as a nurse. and i will start again. i love how lautrec studied with van gough, gaughin and degas and the otheres. years ago my first lautrec book was by Ami Guichard out of lausanne, switzerland back in the 1960's. he had obtained many of henri stuff from a maurice joyant, and a lady i can not remember her name. i was born to late. i wish i could have know henri and the others. i wish you could get A&E the tv station that does biographies here in america to do one of his. i have seen At the moulin Rogue my favorite painting of his, and have seen his art exhibit here in denver.my dream is to go to his home town. i have yet to buy his book by matthias but i will hoping to hear from you.
martha medellin, United States
martha medellin, United States
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