Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Essay -- Visual Arts Paintings Art

Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec was arguably the greatest graphic artist ofhis time he is best remembe rosy-cheeked for his bold, colourful posters ofParisian entertainers. His childhood years were worn-out(a) at his familychateau in the southwest of France where he broke both of his legs andtherefore stunted his growth. This left him ill proportioned anddwarfish. This unfortunate event probably helped his artistic dexterityas he spent most of his time on his own.Lautrec was at his peak as a samaraer and poster artist in the early(a)1890s at the time of the post impressionists.During his life Lautrec felt most comfortable in the nightclubs, dancehalls and brothels of Paris. The narrow life he led is clearly shownin the art that he produced. Lautrec was best renowned for his keystoneings of the Moulin Rouge and other Parisian entertainers. Lautrecwas not the first artist to make the Parisian entertainers serioussubjects to paint, Edouard Manet and Edgar Degaswer e among the firstto paint the Paris nightlife and others soon followed their lead likeLautrec.Although Lautrecs many paintings looked spontaneous and carefree heas never slapdash as in he was never messy or careless. He was infact a dedicated craftsman who knew a lot about the technical mattersof his work, especially printmaking. Even after(prenominal) a rough night he wouldbe up to supervise the printing of his lithographs bright and early.Lautrec almodal values carried a small sketchbook with him so he could quicklydraw or sketch whatever caught his attention and today thousands ofhis rapid drawings still survive in the original sketchbooks. He hasalso reached the deluxe position of a dead artist where there is amuseum dedicated to him and his work in Albi, France close to where hewas born near Toulouse. In the real paintings of his sketches hetried to keep the spontaneity of the first sketch and therefore likedto work quickly. To work fast he liked to use paint that was thinne dconsiderably with turpentine, which was called peinture a lessence,which allowed him to so called draw with the brush. He also liked touse absorbent cardboard instead of canvas so the paint would teetotalquicker and therefore could maintain his momentum.Most painters have a trademark technique and Lautrecs trademark wasthe printmaking technique called crachis or ... ...reas before thisaddition the painting mustiness have been a restrained and balancedmasterpiece. The unidentified redhead sitting at the table is wearingan exotic headdress that stands out magnificently against her redhair. If you look at each person they each have a distinctive hat orhairstyle as Lautrec was fascinated by different styles of headwear.The mirror background that lines the walls gives the painting anundefined background so the silhouetted figures stand out boldly inthe mirror. I liked this painting because it shows the somewhat quietof the unremarkably busy Moulin Rouge. The way Lautrec contrasted t hebrightly painted woman and the redhead at the forefront of thepainting with the blacks and browns of the background also attractedme. I also admired the way Lautrec maintained the spontaneity allthrough his work.My favourite painting of the two that I have talked about is At theMoulin Rouge because I think that this one looks more trying topaint than At the carnival Fernando as it is in greater detail andmost importantly I think it looks better. But take nothing away fromAt the Circus Fernando as this is also a brilliant piece of art.