Creator story
Surprising fact
Childhood illness and broken legs left Toulouse-Lautrec very short; he found his world among the dancers and outcasts of Montmartre.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) was the painter of Montmartre nightlife — its cabarets, dancers and the Moulin Rouge. His bold posters helped invent modern graphic design.
Toulouse-Lautrec turned the poster into high art and captured the energy of Belle Époque Paris like no one else.
- The painter of Montmartre nightlife and the Moulin Rouge.
- His bold posters helped invent modern graphic design.
- Captured the Belle Époque's dancers, singers and outcasts.
Key works
A key work by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
These works make it easiest to see how the artist changed form, content, and the very way art could exist in culture.
1892
At the Moulin Rouge
At the Moulin Rouge is one of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's defining works.