As an observer and recorder of the human life about him, painter and graphic artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec today ranks among the greatest. Born into an ancient French aristocratic family, physically retarded, he plunged into the Montmartre world of pleasure in Paris, and spent his creative life observing the theatre life in the cafes, cabarets, dance halls and brothels, What resulted was an unparalleled record of short, bright life of Belle Epoque amusement, in paintings, lithographs and posters remarkable for their lack of sentimental glamour, their masterly touch, and their timeless relevance.

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Henri de toulouse-lautrec 1864-1901 : the theatre of life