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The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge (1892, Met-Objekt 880)

Original title: The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Date

1892

Medium

Lithograph printed in six colors on laid paper; second state of two

Dimensions

Image: 18 1/2 × 14 11/16 in. (47 × 37.3 cm) Sheet: 23 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (60 × 48 cm)

Credit line

Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982

kurzbeschreibung

Two men in a Paris nightspot fill the lithograph Der Engländer im Moulin Rouge, made by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in 1892. The sheet was printed in six colors on laid paper and belongs to the second state of two.

Description

A man in a dark red suit, top hat raised high, turns toward another in a pale green suit. Behind them, patches of color and lines dissolve into a vague suggestion of the Moulin Rouge. Red, yellow and green set the warm palette. The interplay of the two figures generates movement.

Context

This sheet dates from 1892, when Toulouse-Lautrec was deeply engaged with Parisian nightlife. The Moulin Rouge was then an entertainment hub and a frequent subject of his work. The lithograph belongs to a series that recorded visitors to the establishment.

Impact

Strong colors and simplified forms give the print a direct, almost poster-like presence. The dynamic pairing of the figures captures a charged moment and pulls the viewer into the scene.

Technique

A lithograph printed in six colors on laid paper, present here in the second of two states. Several printing passes produced the luminous, clearly separated areas of color.

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Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain (CC0 1.0)