Despite physical limitations because of a childhood accident , Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec ’s artistic gifts were closely measureless . His interest – and cryptic involvement in – the Parisian night life made him one of the foremost chroniclers of the Frenchfin de siècle .
Though many critic would classify Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec as a post - Impressionist , Toulouse - Lautrec shared many of the same interests as the traditional Impressionists . Paintings such asAt the Moulin Rougecentered around the urban life style , one of the most prominent theme in Impressionist picture .
On the next page we ’ll examine Henri Toulouse - Lautrec’sDivan Japonais , one of many posters the Impressionist designed for Parisian nightspots .
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Divan Japonais by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Divan JaponaisbyImpressionistartistHenri de Toulouse - Lautrecwas painted in 1893 . An ardent observer of the contemporary scene , Toulouse - Lautrec designed many lithographed posters push Parisian night life . The Café du Divan Japonais featured exotic pinch such as bamboo piece of furniture and paper lanterns . Toulouse - Lautrec respond to the fanciful atmosphere by incorporate Japanese visual elements inDivan Japonais , such as asymmetric composition and broad areas of colouration .
On the next varlet , see an impressionistic painting by Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec that offer a look intoParis’Moulin Rouge .
At the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse - LautreccompletedAt the Moulin Rougebetween the year 1892 - 1895 . Toulouse - Lautrec painted many of the subjects favour by theImpressionists , including the genus Circus and the vital cabaret scenery .
Like Edgar Degas , Toulouse - Lautrec employed oblique bloc and cut public figure to extract the sense of immediacy and natural action . The balcony rail in the left foreground ofAt the Moulin Rougeslices off the corner of the word picture plane , and the figure at the right , whose clean face powder glow under the gaslight , appears to stride right out of the composition .
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