Lautrec and the Belle Époque
Six Paintings. One Concept
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The Belle Époque is the period between the end of the Franco-Prussian War (1871) and the beginning of the First World War (1914). A period of industrial revolution, prosperity and optimism —that's why it is called "Belle Époque"— where the bourgeoisie accumulated wealth and power and there was an atmosphere of "constant celebration" in the halls, balls and cabarets. Obviously, we are talking about a part of society: the majority was not invited to this party.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec has achieved a merit that no other artist has achieved with such forcefulness (and that almost every artist would like to achieve): when the period in which he lived is mentioned, everyone and almost inescapably remembers the images he painted in his paintings and posters. The Belle Époque that existed is the Belle Époque that Lautrec witnessed.
Recommended links:
About Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Six Paintings: The Posters of Lautrec.
Six Paintings: Lautrec’s Legacy.
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