![Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC | The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge [L’anglais au Moulin Rouge]](Images/400/223533.jpg)
Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
France 1864 – 1901
46.5 (h) x 36.6 (w) cm , edition of 100
Reference: Wittrock 2 Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide David Murray Bequest Fund 1932
Lautrec captures a moment of flirtation at the Moulin Rouge using his friend, the English artist William Warrener, as a ‘type’. The silhouette of an ageing dandy is shown attempting to engage the affections of two women. The coquettes rebuff his efforts with subtlety: a narrowing of eyes, a curling of red lips and a gentle turn of the shoulder. This scene was one of Lautrec’s most popular and its appearance was timed to capitalise on a trend in colour lithographs for private collectors.
Lautrec captures a moment of flirtation at the Moulin Rouge using his friend, the English artist William Warrener, as a ‘type’. The silhouette of an ageing dandy is shown attempting to engage the affections of two women. The coquettes rebuff his efforts with subtlety: a narrowing of eyes, a curling of red lips and a gentle turn of the shoulder. This scene was one of Lautrec’s most popular and its appearance was timed to capitalise on a trend in colour lithographs for private collectors.
Lautrec captures a moment of flirtation at the Moulin Rouge using his friend, the English artist William Warrener, as a ‘type’. The silhouette of an ageing dandy is shown attempting to engage the affections of two women. The coquettes rebuff his efforts with subtlety: a narrowing of eyes, a curling of red lips and a gentle turn of the shoulder. This scene was one of Lautrec’s most popular and its appearance was timed to capitalise on a trend in colour lithographs for private collectors.
