The Horses of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Pt 3

Self Portrait in Front of a MirrorHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born during the mid 19th century to a wealthy family in the south of France. He was not a healthy child and by the time puberty hit he had broken both of his legs resulting in their stunted growth.

Art from Tragedy

From childhood Henri found solace in his art, and he became quite adept at capturing the emotions of this subjects. Perhaps because he spent much of his life feeling like an outsider looking in. As an adult Henri kept questionable company, preferring bawdy dance halls and houses of ill repute to find his inspiration. His body of work is enormous and horses make an appearance in a large portion of them. If you haven’t seen them already be sure to check out pt. 1 & pt 2.

His work effectively captures a moment of emotion with each of his subjects, from horse grooms to ladies of the night.

At The Races

At The Races

Trooper

Trooper

Crew at Bosc

Crew at Bosc

General at the River

General at the River

Horsemen Riding in Bois de Boulogne

Horsemen Riding in Bois de Boulogne

Horsewoman

Horsewoman

Nice, on Promenade des Anglais

Nice, on Promenade des Anglais

Side Saddle

Side Saddle

Souvenir d'Auteuil

Souvenir d’Auteuil

That’s the Last of It!

With three posts full of Henri’s Horses it’s pretty obvious he had a thing for them. If you haven’t seen the rest, be sure to check out pt. 1 & pt 2 and if that’s not enough horse art have a look at more horses of the masters.

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