Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant dans son cabaret, 1892
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrecexpand_more
Color lithographexpand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, 1941expand_more P.13,197
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec used flat, bold colors and forms to create this stunning poster of Aristide Bruant, a popular Parisian cabaret singer. When the Ambassadeurs, one of the largest café-concerts of the day, engaged Bruant to perform, he insisted that Toulouse-Lautrec make this advertisement of his show. Bruant was known for his use of street slang and rowdiness on stage, and Toulouse-Lautrec successfully captured Bruant's commanding personality in this lithograph.
Details
- Title
- Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant dans son cabaret
- Artist Life
- 1864–1901
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.13,197
- Provenance
- (H.V. Allison & Co., New York); sold to MIA, 1941.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Delteil 343
- Curator Approved
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