Artist Birthdays November 24 – HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (Nov 24, 1864 – Sept 9, 1901)

• Nationality: French
• Field: Painting, printmaking
• Art Movement: Post-Impressionism
• ARTiFact: The artist’s last words were reportedly: “Le vieux con!” (“The old fool!”); it was a goodbye to his father.
• Artist Quote: “I paint things as they are. I don’t comment. I record.”
• Notable Artwork (shown below): Moulin Rouge – La Goulue, 1891.

Related Links:

• Park West Gallery Artist Biographies: Toulouse-Lautrec
• The Posters of Toulouse-Lautrec at Les Arts Décoratifs
• Cafe and Cabaret: Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris
• More Artist Birthdays and Art Trivia