Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Trivia Questions

In 1891 he created the poster 'Moulin Rouge – La Goulue,' which became the cabaret's defining image and launched his career as a poster artist.

He was a painter and regular patron, not a performer. His short stature and brittle bones would have made professional dancing unlikely.

He died in 1901 at age 36 from complications of alcoholism and syphilis. He did not reach 60.

Lautrec never inherited the title as he died in 1901, predeceasing his father Count Alphonse (d. 1912). He was born an heir but died before succession.

He studied under Léon Bonnat and Fernand Cormon, not Monet. Though he admired Impressionists, he was never Monet's pupil.

He was born in Albi, a town in southern France. The Musée Toulouse-Lautrec is located in Albi, not in Paris.

In 1887, Toulouse-Lautrec created a pastel portrait of Van Gogh, now housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, confirming their friendship.

He fractured his left femur at age 13 and his right at 14; due to a genetic condition, the breaks healed poorly and permanently stunted his leg growth.