Post-Impressionism · 1892
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864–1901
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago
Under garish gaslight, the dancers and demimonde of the Moulin Rouge — Lautrec's unsentimental record of Montmartre nightlife.
Watch the story
Watch the first minute here. The full film, with the painter, the history and a close reading of the details, is in Hear Art.
The rest of the story is in Hear Art
Unlock all 119 films with one purchase. Ten paintings are free. No subscription.
Free preview · first minute
Look closer
Choose a detail to move in close. The film reads every one of them aloud.
Chapter 1 of 7
You are stepping into Montmartre on a gas-lit evening in 1892. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — the aristocratic Post-Impressionist who made the cabaret his true studio — painted this scene from the inside, not as a tourist but as a fixture. He knew everyone in this room, and that intimacy changed everything about what he saw.
119 masterpieces, each with its own film, in eight languages. Ten are free; one purchase unlocks the rest. No subscription.
