American Football Association – AFA Monthly Auction February 05, 2016 thru March 09, 2016
Auction Ends: Mar 9, 2016 10:00 AM EST

Art

Framed Reproduction of a Poster Advertising "La Goulue" at the Moulin Rouge, Paris

Item Number
267
Estimated Value
Priceless
Opening Bid
200 USD

Item Description

Framed Reproduction of a Poster Advertising "La Goulue" at the Moulin Rouge, Paris

By: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

SIZE 23" x 30"

The Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 – 1901) was a French artist who vividly captured the 19th century’s festive Parisian nightlife in paintings and posters. Toulouse-Lautrec began his artistic career when, as a teenager, he injured both of his legs and immersed himself in art during his long convalescence. In adulthood, he joined the culture of Paris’ bohemian Montmartre section, and painted its spectacle of circuses, dance halls, nightclubs and racetracks, as well as the artists, streetwalkers, writers, aristocrats and dancers he befriended. He began to exhibit widely, and Vincent Van Gogh’s brother Theo was one of his patrons. Institutionalized for alcoholism, he created an incredible array of circus drawings from memory during his confinement.