The Representation of Women in Toulouse-Lautrec’s Work

How the artist took a fresh look at women’s bodies

Ces dames au refectoire, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893, Hungarian National Gallery — wiki commons

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a key artist on the French art scene at the end of the 19th century. He was known as the artist of the Parisian underworld, mocked for his infirmity, and described as an artist of decadence. But not only! Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a fascinating artist…