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Chartwell Books, 1982, hardcover, large format, 212 illustrations, condition: very good.
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. His immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce popular works of art from decadent affairs. Born into the aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec broke both his legs during adolescence, leaving him with a stunted appearance. In later life, he developed an affinity for b*****ls and p********s that directed the subject matter for many of his works, which record details of the late-19th-century bohemian lifestyle in Paris. He is among the painters described as Post-Impressionists, with Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Georges Seurat also commonly considered as belonging in this loose group.
The book offers an absorbing text that narrates the "lively, painful, and touching course" of Toulouse-Lautrec's brief life and career. It covers his work as a painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator, known for documenting the colorful and theatrical life of late 19th-century Paris, including its cabarets and brothels. The numerous illustrations confirm how richly productive his short adult life was.
The book is part of "The Great Impressionists" series.
