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Availability:In StockContributor:Matthias ArnoldSeries:Basic ArtPublish date:2016-03-31Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:TaschenISBN-13:9783836534901ISBN-10:3836534908UPC:9783836534901Book Category:Architecture, ArtBook Subcategory:Individual Artists, HistoryBook Topic:Monographs, Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)Size:10.20 x 8.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCY3WEZ4SV

In our imaginings of Paris, painter and graphic artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) has no small role to play. In his prints, posters, paintings, and drawings, the artist immortalized the city's Belle ?poque nightlife and put the northern neighborhood of Montmartre on the global map of creative-hedonist hotspots.

The son of old French nobility, Toulouse-Lautrec seems to have been drawn early on to visions of a demimonde, centering his attention on the dance halls, cabarets, and brothels of Montmartre and adopting famed dancers and singers as his subjects, most notably Jane Avril. His works include both lively performance scenes and quiet, tender "after-hours" portraits such as The Sofa and In Bed. Stylistically, he mastered both bold graphics, as celebrated in his promotional posters of Jane Avril, and a loose yet evocative sketchwork.

Though he died aged just 36, due to complications from alcoholism and syphilis, Toulouse-Lautrec's cultural influence was immense. This introductory book takes a walk through his world of singers, dancers, musicians, and prostitutes to reveal an artist of great humanity, striking figurative skill, and a pronounced sense for the energy and stories of a city.

Language:EnglishPublisher:TaschenISBN-13:9783836534901ISBN-10:3836534908UPC:9783836534901Book Category:Architecture, ArtBook Subcategory:Individual Artists, HistoryBook Topic:Monographs, Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)Size:10.20 x 8.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCY3WEZ4SV
Arnold, Matthias: - Matthias Arnold, born in 1947, wrote his doctoral thesis on Vincent van Gogh. He lives in Munich and works as a freelance writer.
Publisher: Taschen

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