에포크(Belle Époque) 속에서 즐거움을 추구하다
Master of Montmartre: A world of music, dance, and the Moulin Rouge
In our imaginings of Paris, painter and graphic artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864—1901) has no small role to play. In his prints, posters, paintings, and drawings, the artist immortalized the city’s Belle Époque nightlife and put the northern neighborhood of Montmartre on the global map of creative-hedonist hotspots.
The son of old French nobility, Toulouse-Lautrec seems to have been drawn early on to visions of a demimonde, centering his attention on the dance halls, cabarets, and brothels of Montmartre and adopting famed dancers and singers as his subjects, most notably Jane Avril. His works include both lively performance scenes and quiet, tender “after-hours” portraits such as The Sofa and In Bed. Stylistically, he mastered both bold graphics, as celebrated in his promotional posters of Jane Avril, and a loose yet evocative sketchwork.
Though he died aged just 36, due to complications from alcoholism and syphilis, Toulouse-Lautrec’s cultural influence was immense. This introductory book takes a walk through his world of singers, dancers, musicians, and prostitutes to reveal an artist of great humanity, striking figurative skill, and a pronounced sense for the energy and stories of a city.
Basic Art 시리즈의 특징
The author:
Matthias Arnold는 1947년 태어나 반 고흐에 대한 연구로 박사학위를 받았다. 현재 뮌헨에 살고 있으며 프리랜서 기고가로 활동 중이다.
Matthias Arnold는 1947년 태어나 반 고흐에 대한 연구로 박사학위를 받았다. 현재 뮌헨에 살고 있으며 프리랜서 기고가로 활동 중이다.
