TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de
(b. 1864, Albi, d. 1901, Château Malromé, Langon)

Monsieur, Madame and the Lapdog (Brothel-Keepers)

1893
Oil and black chalk on canvas, 48 x 60 cm
Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi

The brothel-keepers are portrayed in paler shades, against contrasting red and green; they are thoroughly human types, drawn from the common people, portrayed with a freedom. There is something of a caricature in the picture, too, and in this respect the influence of Daumier is evident.




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