Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec « Une légende fin de siècle »

1992

30m

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Overview

La Goulue, the famous cancan dancer at the Moulin Rouge and queen of Belle Époque Paris nightlife, had somewhat fallen from grace. She was now performing at the Foire du Trône. She commissioned her friend Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) to create two panels to decorate her booth. These two works, the largest paintings produced by the artist (1895), would have a dramatic fate. Resold and cut into pieces by a dishonest dealer, they were reassembled in 1929, shortly after La Goulue’s death. Like Manet and Degas, the painter used the technique of painting with essence: the pigments, deprived of oil, are very matte but also much more fragile. The canvases have lost some of their original brilliance, yet they still depict a cast of characters who, like the gods of Olympus and of classical painting, have become truly legendary figures.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies

Palette Productions

Production Countries

France

Spoken Languages

French

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 1992
Status	Released
Language	FR

Cast

Key Crew

Alain Jaubert

Director

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