Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Toulouse-Lautrec possessed the extraordinary ability to convey rapid movement and scenic atmosphere with just a few strokes. A superb draftsman whose work was graphic in nature, he produced art of dazzling originality and power. This little-known volume includes 85 of his most striking early efforts, the majority of them studies of horses.
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A bareback rider's skirt ripples in the breeze, an acrobat bends his muscular limbs into a handstand, and a poodle obeys a clown brandishing a whip. The circus is in town! These kaleidoscopic visions from under the big top offer audiences a series of post-Impressionistic sideshows, courtesy of thirty-nine brilliant crayon drawings in the distinctive style of Toulouse-Lautrec. These scenes took place far from the artist's customary haunts, the bars...
