Henri de Toulouse-LautrecFrench, 1864–1901Program for the Gémier Benefit
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Chicago, United States
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- 1949.999
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In the life of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The whole lifemid-1890s
Illustrations for Le Rire
In the mid-1890s Toulouse-Lautrec produced several illustrations for the magazine Le Rire.
February 1895
The Famous Party at the Natansons'
Lautrec, a noted gourmet and cook, threw a party for three hundred guests at the Natansons' Paris home, at which, by all accounts, 2,000 cocktails were served; he acted single-handedly as chef and barman.
1895–1896
La Libre Esthétique Exhibitions in Brussels
The artist's works were shown at the exhibitions of the society La Libre Esthétique in Brussels in 1895 and 1896.
1896
Solo Exhibition in Paris
A solo exhibition of Toulouse-Lautrec's work was organized in Paris in his lifetime (1896); the critics were mostly hostile.
1898
Solo Exhibition in London
In 1898 a lifetime solo exhibition of Toulouse-Lautrec's work was held in London.
February 1899
Collapse and Three Months in a Sanatorium
By February 1899 his alcoholism had taken its toll: Lautrec collapsed from exhaustion, and his family placed him for three months in the Folie Saint-James sanatorium at Neuilly-sur-Seine, where he drew 39 circus portraits.
