At the Moulin Rouge

1892–95

Toulouse-Lautrec made a career depicting colorful personalities from Parisian cabarets and dance halls like the Moulin Rouge. He populated this painting with that nightclub's regulars, including himself—the diminutive figure in the center background. Dancer La Goulue arranges her hair behind the table where Jane Avril, another performer, socializes. Singer May Milton peers out from the painting's right edge, her face harshly lit and acid green.

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Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)

Date

1892–95

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

123 × 141 cm (48 7/16 × 55 1/2 in.); Framed: 136.9 × 154.7 × 8.5 cm (53 7/8 × 60 7/8 × 3 5/16 in.)

Origin

France

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection