Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

What do the Crusades, Post-Impressionism, advertising posters, and costume parties have in common?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec!

An aristocrat, a bon vivant, a creator — and one of the most unusual figures in the art world — he managed, within a rather short life, to completely transform how people of the Belle Époque in Paris perceived art... and how we see it today.

• What made his technique different from his contemporaries, and why do people often confuse Toulouse-Lautrec with Degas?

• Why do we call him the “chronicler” of the Moulin Rouge, and how did his posters help save the most famous cabaret in the world?

• Who was Lautrec’s greatest source of inspiration, and which events defined his life and art?

The lecture will be given by Pasha Rost — a painter, illustrator, and graduate of the Florence Academy of Art, Department of Academic Painting.