Jane Avril

ID: #5030 | Postimpressionism | People

The picture shows a poster designed in the Art Nouveau style, depicting a dancer named Jane Avril. The dancer is dressed in bright yellow and white clothing, wearing long gloves and black shoes. In the background is a stylized suggestion of a spectator section with undulating lines representing a stage or stairs. A large dark outline is depicted in the foreground of the dancer, which may represent a musical instrument or abstract element. Overall, the work is decorative and dynamic.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is orange and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). His full was name Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa. French painter, illustrator and printer. His work includes paintings and hundreds of posters. It is renowned for its elegance and provocativeness. Together with Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, he was one of the most famous painters of Post-Impressionism. He suffered health problems (a rare genetic disorder is named after him). He warded of depression and gloom with alcohol, to which he was addicted. In twenty years, he painted 737 paintings, 5084 drawings and sketches and hundreds of posters. He was influenced by Impressionism - especially Manet and Degas. He was a master of group paintings from the artistic scene, nightlife, bars and cafés. He painted expressions and attitudes of the characters in the paintings with great detail and used contours and long brush strokes.