1896
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Irish and American Bar, rue Royale is a 1896 ink by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This poster shows three people in a dimly lit bar. One man holds a drink and a flower. Another man leans on a cane, wearing a hat. The third person is mostly hidden, holding a lantern. The colors are flat and bright—pinks, yellows, and blues—with lots of black for shadows. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement. The scene looks lively but rough, like a snapshot. This style was common in Paris bars at the time. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (French: ), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator.
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