Vintage Lithograph "Elles [Women]" by Lautrec

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This captivating mid 20th century chromolithograph (each color laid in with a separate lithographic stone) by Toulouse Lautrec (1864-1901 France) … more This captivating mid 20th century chromolithograph (each color laid in with a separate lithographic stone) by Toulouse Lautrec (1864-1901 France) is from a series of lithographs depicting genre scenes focusing on women. This is one of several lithographs from a portfolio printed in Paris in 1957. Printed on heavy stock on one side only. Please view our other listings from this series as well as our other listings of Lautrec graphics. 11"x15" unframed.

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec became one of France's most prominent Post-Impressionist painters and capturing the nightlife of part of the city, was described as "the soul of Montmartre." After his death his fabulous lithographs elevated posters to the status of fine art.

Toulouse-Lautrec moved to Paris in 1882 in order to learn from artists by working with them in their studios. He was especially impressed with Impressionist painter and sculptor Edgar Degas. Lautrec's subjects were primarily the bohemian world of Montmartre, the city's quarter where he lived and the area that had a mix that included starving artists, actors, actresses, singers and dancers such as La Goulue who created the Can Can and performed at the Moulin Rouge. It was also the location of racetracks, dancehalls and many bars and brothels, likely the places where he, a frequent visitor, got the syphilis that along with excessive alcohol consumption added to his health problems and caused his death. He partied and sketched the nightlife, and in the daytime, converted his sketches into paintings and lithographs.

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