Poster+art--TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

=Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec =

By Torie and Olivia
media type="youtube" key="lYKeFakAy1I" width="425" height="350" He was 4 1/2 feet tall Henri de Toulouse was born on November 24 in 1864. He was a French artist, whose main style was lithography. He used poster design, which is one type of art, also known as post impressionism. In a letter he sent to his friend regarding his work, he tells him, “I have tried to make it true and not idealized.” When Henri moved to Paris he wished to pressure his art career so he was accepted into the Beaux Art School. There he would know for certain that his calling was in the arts, especially painting. Henri was greatly influenced by Japanese prints. He liked to work in oil, water color, charcoal, pastel, ink, and sometimes color pencils. In his lifetime he published only 31 posters. Henri de Toulouse was and impacting artist of the time because of his usual style for the time (which will be discussed in the following paragraphs). After years of a successful career, he suffered a significant breakdown so bad toward the end of his life, his mother sent him asylum. He became paralyzed and died September 9, 1901.

Henri de Toulouse’s main style of working was with Lithography. Lithography is the process of printmaking also known as Plano graphic. Using the technique based on the mixture of grease and water, this creates a unique, smooth texture. He also created works of art using the style of poster art or post impressionism. This is a style of art that rejects the impressionist uptight ideas. It was against the desire of ideal realism; instead, post impressionism focuses mainly on “abstract qualities or symbolic content .”

//Moulin Rouge// was one of his most famous oil paintings (part of a series). The Moulin Rouge was a night club that he and his friends visited frequently. In fact, this painting depicted many of his friends as well as himself. However, the //Moulin Rouge// artwork was meant to mock the upper class. Although oil painting was not his regular style, this poster is still considered one of his greatest works. Many find the //Moulin Rouge// to be one of the best pieces. It was popular in the 19th century because there were few artists like him. There are a variety of pictures of The Moulin Rouge Club. When the art work comes together you can practically hear the music. His work serves as a window to the musical and artistic past.

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