Toulouse-Lautrec Belle Epoque in Turin until March 2017

About 170 works, all from the collection of Museum dell'Herakleidon Athens, in exhibition until March 5, 2017 at Palazzo Chiablese inTurin for a major retrospective devoted to Toulouse-Lautrec, the aristocratic bohemian, the the greatest poster and print maker of the nineteenth and twentieth century.

The exhibition, curated by Stefano Zuffi, through Herakleidon Museum of Athens’ works, illustrates the eccentric art of one of the most appreciated and admired artists today.

On display color lithographs (Jane Avril, 1893), posters (The passenger in cabin 54,1895 and Aristide Bruant in his cabaret,1893), pencil and pen drawings, promotional graphics and illustrations for newspapers (as in The Revue blanche,1895).

From an ancient aristocratic family of the south of France, in 1881 the seventeen year old Henri decides to challenge his father moving permanently to Paris to become a painter. He certainly could not follow the family tradition, to become a country gentleman or follow a military career because of a genetic disease; in fact, he stopped growing at just above one meter and a half, with short legs and verbal challenges.

Despite his physical limitations, Henri had no difficulty finding a free and bohemian world of artists: performances in cabarets, main venues of Parisian nightlife - especially in the Paris district of Montmartre - became his favorite retreat and best inspiration for his art.

From 1891 to 1901, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec realized 351 lithographs, 28 of which are famous posters that made him famous all over the world.

In a short time he became one of the most popular illustrators and designers in Paris; he was commissioned posters for plays, ballets and shows, as well as illustrations for important magazines, like the satirical Le Rire.

The aristocrat Viscount of Lautrec dies at the age of thirty-seven on September 9, 1901.

Opening Hours:

Monday 2:30pm to 7:30pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9:30am to 7:30pm

Thursday  9:30am to 10:30pm

(Ticket office closes one hour prior to museum closure)

Where:

Palazzo Chiablese

Piazza San Giovanni, 2 - Torino