Bøker av Matthias Arnold

In our imaginings of Paris, painter and graphic artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) has no small role to play. In his prints, posters, paintings, and drawings, the artist immortalized the city's Belle Époque nightlife and put the northern neighborhood of Montmartre on the global map of creative-hedonist hotspots. The son of old French nobility, Toulouse-Lautrec seems to have been drawn early on to visions of a demimonde, centering his attention on the dance halls, cabarets, and brothels of Montmartre and adopting famed dancers and singers as his subjects, most notably Jane Avril. His works include both lively performance scenes and quiet, tender "after-hours" portraits such as The Sofa and In Bed. Stylistically, he mastered both bold graphics, as celebrated in his promotional posters of Jane Avril, and a loose yet evocative sketchwork. Though he died aged just 36, due to complications from alcoholism and syphilis, Toulouse-Lautrec's cultural influence was immense. This introductory book takes a walk through his world of singers, dancers, musicians, and prostitutes to reveal an artist of great humanity, striking figurative skill, and a pronounced sense for the energy and stories of a city.

In our imaginings of Paris, painter and graphic artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) has no small role to play. In his prints, posters, paintings, and drawings, the artist immortalized the city's Belle Époque nightlife and put the northern neighborhood of Montmartre on the global map of creative-hedonist hotspots. The son of old French nobility, Toulouse-Lautrec seems to have been drawn early on to visions of a demimonde, centering his attention on the dance halls, cabarets, and brothels of Montmartre and adopting famed dancers and singers as his subjects, most notably Jane Avril. His works include both lively performance scenes and quiet, tender "after-hours" portraits such as The Sofa and In Bed. Stylistically, he mastered both bold graphics, as celebrated in his promotional posters of Jane Avril, and a loose yet evocative sketchwork. Though he died aged just 36, due to complications from alcoholism and syphilis, Toulouse-Lautrec's cultural influence was immense. This introductory book takes a walk through his world of singers, dancers, musicians, and prostitutes to reveal an artist of great humanity, striking figurative skill, and a pronounced sense for the energy and stories of a city.

Mit seinen Drucken, Plakaten, Gemälden und Zeichnungen verewigte Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864¿1901) das Nachtleben der Pariser Belle Époque und rückte den Stadtbezirk Montmartre nachhaltig ins Interesse von Kreativen und Hedonisten in aller Welt.Fasziniert von dieser Welt des Zwielichts, zog es den kleinwüchsigen Spross aus altem französischen Adel in die Cafés, Cabarets, Dance-Halls und Bordelle des Pariser Vergnügungsviertels. Ihr Personal bot ihm, wie er selbst fand, ein "Theater des Lebens". Nicht nur dessen Stars wie Yvette Guilbert oder Aristide Bruant treffen wir auf seinen farblich hochraffinierten Gemälden, Lithografien und Plakaten, sondern auch die kleine Artistin oder Tänzerin, deren ausgemergeltem Körper man die Strapazen ihres Alltags ansieht.Wie kein zweiter Künstler bannte Toulouse-Lautrec die Jagd nach flüchtigen Vergnügungen während der Belle Époque auf die Leinwand, Jahre, in denen in Paris ein Tanz auf dem Vulkan stattfand. Hier die Halbwelt zwischen Rausch und Verzweiflung, dort eine Herrenklasse mit Zylinder und Zigarre: Toulouse-Lautrec überlieferte uns von beiden unvergessliche Bilder voller Schärfe und Mitgefühl.

Though he died aged 36, Toulouse-Lautrec's influence was immense, immortalizing the nightlife of the Belle Epoque and putting the Paris neighborhood of Montmartre on the global map of hedonist-creative hotspots. Walk through his world of singers, dancers, musicians, and prostitutes and discover an artist of great humanity, figurative skill, and...