Yeon- Lautrec- Outside Influence

TEACHERS

Bonnat: (1833-1922)

• - old prestigious master decorated by French government (everything Lautrec detested)
  religious/ realistic paintings (admired Spanish artists)
  appointed professor at Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1888
  very critical of Laturec’s skills, Lautrec move to Cormon’s new studio at Boulveard de Clichy

Cormon: (1845-1924)

• - painted antique, biblical subjects
  Beneveolent, open to new ideas, unlike Bonnat
  Lautrec spent morning at his studio, afternoon in galleries: time when he developed his avant garde style

Friends: Henri Rachou, Francois Gauzi, Louis Anquetin

• worked for Goupil: art dealer, owned newspaper
  • Gave advice to Lautrec about illustration, layout etc
  • (example print piece of Laturec's)
    

Montmarte: intriguing blend of vulgar and aristocratic, area Lautrec could easily engage himself

Favorite haunts: Moulin Rouge, Moulin de la Galette, Mirliton.// observer of district

INFLUENCES:

Japanese Woodblock prints



- exuberant life of the amusement quarters of the Japanese Edo period = nightlife of Montmartre in Paris
- inspired the works of this incredible artist
- compositions, unusual perspectives and the use of large areas of flat color