Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)


Au Moulin Rouge: L'Union Franco-Russe (W.55; D. 50; A. 53), 1893Lithograph on wove paper, with the artist's red monogram stamp (Lugt 1338), numbered '71' in pencil on the bottom right, from the edition of 100 numbered impressions, published by L'Escaramouche Magazine and printed by Ancourt, Paris, framed.13 1/4 x 9 5/8in (33.5 x 25cm)sheet 15 3/4 x 11 7/8in (40 x 32cm)
|This lithograph appeared in the January 7, 1894 issue of the avant-garde magazine L'Escaramouche. Although it only lasted for three months, it attracted some of the most important artists of the day. Lautrec has chosen to depict a dancing couple celebrating the recent 1894 military alliance of France and Russia, which became an occasion for all the bars in Paris to hold galas and special revues. The couple also appears in another Lautrec print Une Redoubte au Moulin Rouge, (The Gala at the Moulin Rouge) 1893.