The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1892

Artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, Albi 1864–1901 Saint-André-du-Bois
Date
1892
Medium
Oil on cardboard
Size
33 3/4 x 26 in. (85.7 x 66 cm)
Where to see it
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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About Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa, known as Toulouse-Lautrec, was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. His immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris's Belle Époque in the late 19th century allowed him to produce popular works of art from decadent affairs.

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