At the Moulin Rouge
1894
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1894
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
The painting shows people at a crowded table in a dimly lit room. It's a scene from the Moulin Rouge, a famous café-concert in Paris. The artist often visited this place and even had a reserved table. He liked to paint the people and scenes he saw there. The café-concerts were popular spots for entertainment and drinking. You can learn more about the artist's style by looking up Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
