Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Paintings – 50 Most Famous Toulouse-Lautrec Paintings
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Henri De Toulouse Lautrec was a French painter, illustrator, printmaker, and draughtsman. His work mainly concentrated on caricatures and depictions of everyday life. His paintings often depict characters from everyday life and are often titled ‘Frères and sourpusses’. Toulouse-Lautrec is also known as the ‘Painter of the Poor’.

During his childhood, Toulouse-Lautrec spent time in Montmartre, where he met Rene Princeteau, a painter renowned for military and equestrian subjects. Eventually, he moved on to the atelier of Leon Bonnat, who was opposed to the impressionists’ disregard for academic rules. Toulouse-Lautrec joined Fernand Cormon’s studio in 1883.

Henri’s health began to decline. He began to hallucinate, became terrified of flies, and pictured great headless beasts attacking him. His alcoholism led to a keeper, but he could not control his drinking habits. Despite his mental state, he continued to paint and draw, though the work rarely progressed beyond sketch form. Although he was suffering from alcoholism, his paintings of the poor still represent the beauty and vitality of their lifestyles.

The portrait of a working-class woman in a garden was one of the first of its kind to depict the everyday lives of working-class individuals. Toulouse-Lautrec sought to create portraits of real individuals rather than stereotypes, and he was not alone. Van Gogh, the renowned painter, was also working on a similar project. Toulouse-Lautrec’s radical approach to the subject is part of a wider cultural change. It seems that his portraits are still in the category of portraits, but they are not what we think they are.

This video features 50 most famous Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s paintings. Enjoy!