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Henri's ParisHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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It's been nearly half a century since Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was honored with a comprehensive exhibition in Sweden. |
Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre, Paris of the late 19th Century go together. His posters, drawings and oil paintings capture the move of this lively time as the art world underwent significant changes.
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It was the time of the Impressionists, Post-Impressionists: Monet, Degas, Renoir, Vincent van Gogh and the emerging avant garde world of Pablo Picasso. |
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Moulin Rouge was virtually a second home for Toulouse-Lautrec.
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During the closing years of the 19th Century he spent nearly every night at the nightclub drawing what he saw in his ever present sketchbook. |
Toulouse-Lautrec was one of the first to truly achieve overnight success. The entertainment industry realized it required marketing and without the mass media advantages of today they used posters. The majority of Toulouse-Lautrec's posters were created to advertise and are an integral part of this exhibition.
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He was born to a wealthy aristocratic French family and yet he did focus on some of the seedier aspects of Parisian bohemian neighborhoods. |
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Title: Moulin de la Galette, 1889
Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864-1901)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 88.5 x 101.3 cm
Permanent Collection and © : The Art Institute of Chicago
Photo: © The Art Institute of Chicago
Image Courtesy: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
The French artist looked at the social and economic spectrum from the dancers, patrons and prostitutes of the time.
Title: Marcelle Lender dansar bolero i "Chilpéric", 1895-1896
Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864-1901)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 145 x 149 cm
Permanent Collection and © : National Gallery of Art, Washington
Photo: © National Gallery of Art, Washington
Image Courtesy: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
The Nationalmuseum poses an intriguing question in this exhibit: what would Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec make of present day Stockholm. The museum invited students from University College of Arts, Crafts and Design to answer this question through their own works of art in a complimentary exhibit called To use Lautrec.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm:
through May 25, 2008