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The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge

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NOTE: All Giclee prints on PAPER are printed and cut to exact size. If you would like extra paper around your print please let us know. We can add an extra 1/4" or 1/2" of paper on all sides upon request. This selection does not apply for the stretched canvas or framed products.

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In The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge, a purple-toned profile stands against yellow, giving the encounter a strongly colored focus. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec makes a particular spectator the center of the scene rather than depicting the nightclub only through its performers. The contrast between face and surrounding ground gives the figure a clear presence, while the close view keeps attention on the person within the place.

Printed in six colors on laid paper in 1892, the lithograph uses color to hold the spectator apart from the surrounding field. The close profile offers a different way into the Moulin Rouge from the spectacle of a dancer onstage. Toulouse-Lautrec makes looking at another person part of the nightclub’s subject, bringing social presence into the same graphic language as its entertainment.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec collection.