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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: The performances of Parisian nightlife
Known for his posters for cabarets and performances, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was the painter of Parisian nightlife par excellence. Completely immerged in the bohemian milieu of the period, he produced numerous paintings and lithographs representing the lower levels of society.
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Bonnard et les Nabis – La peinture de l’artiste postimpressionniste rebelle
Pierre Bonnard était le chef d’un groupe de peintres post-impressionnistes. Ils se nommèrent eux-mêmes les Nabis, du mot hébreux signifiant ‘prophète’. Bonnard, Vuillard, Roussel, Denis, les plus illustres des Nabis, ont révolutionné l’esprit des techniques décoratives durant l’une des époques les plus riches de la peinture française.
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Bonnard und die Nabis – Das Gemälde eines rebellischen postimpressionistischen Künstlers
Bonnard, Vuillard, Roussel, und Denis, die bekanntesten Vertreter der Nabis-Gruppe, revolutionierten den Geist der dekorativen Techniken während einer der produktivsten Perioden der französischen Malerei. Beeinflusst von Odilon Redon, Puvis de Chavannes, der populären Volkskunst und japanischen Holzschnitten, waren diese Postimpressionisten vor allem eine Gruppe von Freunden, die dem gleichen kulturellen Umfeld angehörten. Jedoch gerät die innere Einheit der Gruppe des Öfteren durch den wachsenden Individualismus ins Wanken.
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Bonnard and the Nabis – The painting of rebellious Post-Impressionist artist
Pierre Bonnard was the leader of a group of post-impressionist painters who called themselves the Nabis, from the Hebrew word meaning ‘prophet’. Bonnard, Vuillard, Roussel and Denis, the most distinguished of the Nabis, revolutionized the spirit of decorative techniques during one of the richest periods in the history of French painting.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
‘You know, if one were a Frenchman, or dead, or a pervert – best of all, a dead French pervert – it might be possible to enjoy life!’ laments afrustrated and unsuccessful artist in an illustration in the German satirical magazine Simplicissimus issued in 1910. He is endeavouring to paint while his domestic life crowds in on him from every direction: children run about screaming, toys lie scattered on the floor, and his wife is hanging up washing on a line stretched across his studio. The idea that genius and domesticity are incompatible with one another was hardly new, but the artist’s comment shows how quickly the turbulent lives and…
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Toulouse-Lautrec and the French can-can
Exhibition: Toulouse-Lautrec and the Pleasures of the Belle Époque Date: February, 8 – May, 6 , 2018 Venue: Canal de Isabel II Foundation , Madrid. Frustrated and unsuccessful, an artist laments in an illustration in the German satirical magazine Simplicissimus issued in 1910: “You know, if one were a Frenchman, or dead, or a pervert – best of all, a dead French pervert – it might be possible to enjoy life!”. He is endeavouring to paint while his domestic life crowds in on him from every direction:children run about screaming, toys lie scattered on the floor, and his wife is hanging up washing on a line stretched across his studio. The…
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"I have tried to do what is true and not ideal" – Toulouse Lautrec
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Le XIXe siècle, éternelle chronique de l’art français
Le xixe siècle français : siècle de l’art de vivre à la française. Qui ne pense pas tout de suite à Toulouse-Lautrec et au monde des bordels de Montmartre, à la forte consommation d’absinthe qui, en un sens, développait l’esprit créatif, à la grande époque du Moulin Rouge, aux cafés-concerts et à Pigalle. Révolution, industrialisation, bourgeoisie, tels sont les mots qui nous viennent à l’esprit. Mais il faut surtout penser à la Modernité, aux changements des mœurs. Comme le prouve le tableau d’Édouard Manet ci-dessous, ce siècle a été avant tout celui du renouveau et des chocs visuels pour le grand public : une femme nue au milieu d’hommes habillés, pure…
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