Toulouse-Lautrec, his complete lithographs and drypoints / Jean Adhémar

Identifier:REF.AM.2562

Dimensions:xxxviii p., 370 p. : chiefly ill. (54 col.) ; 34 cm.

Copyright dates:1965

Subjects: color lithography, drypoint, lithographers, lithography

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Toulouse-Lautrec

Description:A survey of Toulouse-Lautrec's complete lithographic work. Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxviii). Includes fold-out list of plates.

"Toulouse-Lautrec recorded the style of his period so perfectly that our impression of late nineteenth-century Paris is populated with his dancers, actors, boulevardiers, prostitutes, and clowns. His lithographs, and especially his posters, made France and the world conscious of his subjects and his art. Lautrec's posters, with their daring freedom of line, color, and composition, had an overwhelming influence on the artists of his time and siuce. His revolutionary use of color in lithography helped to make these commercial products into works of graphic art in their own right. The lithographs show Lautrec's superb handling of highly simplified line and large areas of flat color, and design that continues to look surprisingly modern." -- front flap