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The artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - 1864-1901 A Glimpse of the Artist and His World Students write about this world-famous French artist. Read about his childhood disease and the world he lived in. The artist Affected by Childhood Disease Toulouse-Lautrec was born in 1864 in Albi, southwest of France and in his early years in Paris. He got a bone genetic disease which gave him very bad health. He couldn't grow normally and his short size influenced his personality. He compensated for his misfortune with a happy and humoristic creative style when he became a painter. Véronique Schlumberger from France One of Toulouse Lautrec's most famous posters of night life in society cafés. Inspired by the Night Life in Montmartre Toulouse-Lautrec lived and painted in Montmartre. When he lived there, the Montmartre neighborhood had a bad reputation. Life there was not orderly and "loose living" was common. The cathedral of Notre Dame was there, but when the Moulin Rouge and other society cafés were built in this neighborhood, there was a lot of night life. Students enjoyed living there and going to places such as the Moulin Rouge. Toulouse-Lautrec produced many famous posters. He liked to paint the can-can dancers and actors who performed in the cafés. Ana López from Mexico A world of lively, bohemian cafés. Impressed by the Dark World of the Cafés Toulouse-Lautrec lived in Paris and liked to go to the cafés. His friends were bohemian people like actors and dancers. He liked to paint them in his posters laughing, dancing and shouting. In the pictures, they look delighted, but they lived a dark life. Woradej Rinsurongkawong from Thailand More on Toulouse Lautrec: A Simulated Cultural Magazine of the Times: The Paris Café Society Review Return to: The World of Toulouse-Lautrec | Issue 5 | Home Page  TOPICS Online Magazine ©1997-2008 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics .mag@gmail.com