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Painted in 1892, this work belongs to the period when French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was closely observing life in Parisian maisons closes, not only their public spectacle but their ordinary, off-duty moments. Rather than turning women into fantasy, he gives them rest, closeness, and emotional presence. Two women lie close together in a narrow bed, their bodies mostly hidden beneath thick white sheets and a pale blanket that rises in soft folds around them. Only their heads, shoulders, and bare arms are visible. The woman at left has auburn hair and a fair, rosy complexion. She turns inward with a relaxed expression. Opposite her, the second woman, also light-skinned, nestles into the bedding with face on a pillow in profile. Their gazes meet quietly. Behind them, a warm striped wall in red, orange, and brown presses close to the picture plane, making the space feel intimate and enclosed. Lautrec uses quick, economical strokes and powdery color to flatten detail while preserving tenderness so that the white linens glow, the flushed skin feels alive, and the whole scene seems suspended between night and morning. Nothing here performs for an outside viewer. The mood is hushed, private, and strikingly gentle. The picture’s power lies in its restraint. There are no dramatic gestures, no anecdotal props … just the quietness of mutual attention. Many viewers read the scene as one of female intimacy and possibly queer intimacy. The painting could equally be about companionship, fatigue, trust, and the fragile shelter one person can offer another. Lautrec, an aristocrat who lived on the margins of physical and social norms, often painted performers, workers, and sex workers with unusual sympathy. Here he replaces voyeurism with tenderness. The bed becomes less a site of display than a small protected world, where affection survives the commerce and noise of modern Paris.
“Au lit” (In Bed) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French) - Gouache on cardboard / 1892 - Kunsthaus Zürich (Zürich, Switzerland) #WomenInArt #HenrideToulouseLautrec #ToulouseLautrec #KunsthausZurich #EmilBuehrleCollection #arte #artText #FrenchArt #kunst #Lautrec #gouache #PostImpressionism #1890sArt
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Painted from inside Montmartre nightlife, this scene is less “spectacle” than observation. The waltz becomes a small island of intimacy inside public performance. The National Gallery Prague’s identification connects one dancer to the entertainer Cha-U-Kao, with the famous performer Jane Avril behind, her back turned. Both are names that root the moment in French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s circle and in the field of entertainment. Two women waltz close together in the foreground, their bodies angled into a tight turning rhythm: one leading with a firm shoulder and bent arm, the other following, their torsos nearly touching. In the warm, artificial light of the Moulin Rouge cabaret interior, their faces are pale and made-up, with sharp highlights and a slightly mask-like theatricality. Their outfits feel like performance wear including dark, structured fabric, a high collar and hat, and touches of brightness that flicker as the figures move. Behind them, the space compresses into overlapping silhouettes of a crowd, rail, and stage platform so depth gives way to atmosphere. A third figure (a singer) appears just behind the dancers, turned away from us, her head and shoulders caught mid-shift as if the music is pulling the whole room into motion. Oil tempera worked on cardboard helps create a brisk, poster-like clarity with flat planes, fast contours, and a vivid sense of flicker and sound. Rather than moralizing about who belongs in places like the Moulin Rouge, Lautrec centers people often treated as background while letting gesture, closeness, and stamina tell a story. “Cha-U-Kao” (stage name) was a Paris dancer, acrobat, and “clownesse” of the 1890s. She was depicted by Lautrec many times and was associated with venues including the Moulin Rouge and the Nouveau Cirque. The dance partner may have been “Gabrielle the Dancer” and her girlfriend. Jane Avril (Jeanne Louise Beaudon) was a celebrated Moulin Rouge dancer and one of Lautrec’s frequent subjects.
“Au Moulin Rouge : Les deux valseuses (At the Moulin Rouge: Two Women Waltzing)” by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French) - Oil tempera on cardboard / 1892 - National Gallery Prague (Czechia) #WomenInArt #HenriDeToulouseLautrec #ToulouseLautrec #artText #arte #NationalGalleryPrague #NarodniGaleriePraha
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Oblivia and Bubsy exchange a tender kiss, wrapped in a sweet embrace. Inspired by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting “Le lit".
Le lit by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Oblivia and Bubsy exchange a tender kiss, wrapped in a sweet embrace.🧡🩵
Inspired by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting “Le lit".🖼
#Oblivia #Bubsy #toulouselautrec #fanart #art ##videogames #atari #fabraz #bubsy4d #love #couple #kiss #hug
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The Traveling Janes performing at Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club #London #travelingjanes #toulouselautrec #jazz #oldtimejazz #piano #washboard #banjo #guitar #tuba #saxophone #sopranosaxophone #clarinet
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While you might be more familiar with Toulouse-Lautrec’s images of performers, this drawing from 1893 depicts French President Marie François Sadi Carnot as ill.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. “Carnot malade (Carnot is Ill!),” 1893, lithograph. @spencer_museum
#henridetoulouselautrec
#toulouselautrec
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Aujourd'hui, on s'arrête sur ce tableau par Henri de #ToulouseLautrec... Bon dimanche ! #art #peinture 🎨👨🏽🎨🖼️
Today, we pause on this painting by Henri de #ToulouseLautrec… Have a lovely Sunday! #art #painting 🎨👨🏽🎨🖼️
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#giuseppeverdicat #mrsunshinecat #catart #catartwork #blackcatart #charcoal #brushpen #watercolor #toulouselautrec #twocatsinbasket #brothercats #catartist #catsinmemory
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Henri de #ToulouseLautrec was born in #France #OnThisDay in 1864; #disability didn't prevent him from creating some of the most enduring images of the #BelleÉpoque, including "Dans le lit, le Baiser":
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Happy Birthday Henri Marie Raymond de #ToulouseLautrec -Monfa
November 24, 1864 – September 9, 1901
At the Moulin Rouge, 1892
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Henri Touluse Lautrec 🎂🇫🇷👨🏻🎨
nace #24Noviembre de 1864
Cronista de la noche parisina Carteles vibrantes
litografías y óleos que capturan la Belle Époque con pinceladas rápidas y coloridas
Cliente y pintor del #MoulinRouge
#FelizLunes
#ToulouseLautrec #Toulouse #OtrebordmXCultura
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🎨 An Online #ArtShow Everyday! 🎨
Good Morning Social Media! Today’s featured #Spotify #Playlist is:
#ToulouseLautrec;
Listen on the Pop Culture BLOG at his website: www.JamieRoxx.us
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🎨 Henri de #ToulouseLautrec, French painter and printmaker (At the #MoulinRouge), was #BOTD 24 November 1864. #Art #Painting
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This panel is definitely not short on humor.
#MoulinRouge, #Paris, #ToulouseLautrec, #painters, #Yaffle, #weightloss,
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