COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.P.13,197
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Prints
Creator Name:
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1864 - 1901
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Title:
Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1892
Creation Start Date:
1892
Creation End Date:
1892
Materials and Techniques:
color lithograph (poster)
Dimensions:
measurements unavailable
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
P.13,197
Credit Line:
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Context:
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.8487c.tif
