Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant dans son cabaret

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant dans son cabaret

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Date
1892
Medium
Color lithograph
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

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. France, Europe

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