Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri-Marie-Raymonde de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa was a French artist who, in the 1890s, observed and managed to capture with great psychological insight the personalities and facets of Parisian nightlife and the French entertainment business. He was born in Albi, France, on November 24, 1864, and died in Malromé on September 9, 1901. His compositions were particularly rhythmic due to his employ of expressive lines that wafted and frequently turned pure arabesque (e.g., In the Circus Fernando: The Ringmaster, 1888). His posters are some of his most powerful pieces because of their great simplification in form and movement and the... View more
