Homage To Toulouse-Lautrec

December, 1969

Homage to Toulouse-LautrecHenri De Toulouse-Lautrec was a tragic figure--ugly, crippled, addicted to alcohol, dead at 37--but tragic figures often have a way of achieving greatness, and Lautrec's output stands as a monument to his enormous talent. Lautrec brought an incredible originality and excitement to his paintings; he roamed the night clubs, brothels, courtrooms, circuses and hospitals of Paris in his search for subjects that he could use to mirror and interpret the contemporary scene. For...