Moulin Rouge, La Goulue

Museum record 82287: Moulin Rouge, La Goulue by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A verified entry point for discovery.

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Moulin Rouge , La Goulue was Toulouse-Lautrec’s first commissioned poster, created to advertise the performance of dancer La Goulue and acrobat Valentin le Desossé at the iconic Montmartre dance hall. With thousands of copies pasted around Paris, the poster was an instant success, propelling Toulouse-Lautrec into the artistic limelight and attracting numerous commissions from other performers and cabaret owners. In this image, Toulouse-Lautreccaptured the exhilarating experience of being onstage, but he…