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He suffered a lot for his deformity, but he found a shelter in the life of the theatres of Paris and in painting, trying to forget his aristocratic origins: in his photos, his poses are irreverent and he often uses costumes.
At the exhibition there were also two portraits which stroke me: the first one is a self-portrait of Toulouse-Lautrec, while the second one is a caricature of the painter himself.
it is one of the few self-portraits of the painter and in this one he was very young; the caricature has the head full of details, while the rest of the body is drawn with a few lines.
"The exhibition project is split into themes and will invite the visitor to appreciate the fascination and artistic importance of the bohemian painter who, without adhering to any school, knew instinctively how to create a new and provocative realism, an extreme synthesis of form, colour and movement." (from the Palazzo Reale website; here the link)
Toulouse-Lautrec was influenced by Manet and Degas, but also by the Japanese woodprints, regarding silhouettes and the use of the black; moreover, he was a master in portraying people in their daily-life, as when they were working, always using an extreme sympathy and respect for each subject he had chosen.
He is famous for his posters of theatres, as the one for the Divan Japonaise or the one for the Moulin Rouge, but also of events as bicycle racing and many more.
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I really like this exhibition, because it managed to make me discover a lot more about an artist I didn't know so well before. This happened also thanks to the free audioguide, which was very helpful during the visit.
See you soon
Yours, Silvia
