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(1864-1901)

Who Was Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec?

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec pursued painting as a youth and went on to create innovations in lithograph drawing.

He became highly famed for his posters, influenced by Japanese styles and Impressionist Edgar Degas, and for imbuing marginalized populations with humanity in his art, including sex workers, as seen in his 1896 print series Elles.

Other notable works include At the Moulin Rouge and The Streetwalker.

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Consumed by heavy drinking and suffering from various illnesses, he died on September 9, 1901, at the age of 36.

Early Life and Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born into the aristocracy on November 24, 1864, in Albi, France.

His parents, Adèle and Alphonse, were first cousins said to be descended from previous instances of family inbreeding, and as such Toulouse-Latrec and his cousins suffered related physical ailments. Both of Toulouse-Lautrec’s femurs were fractured