Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light - Hardcover

Burleigh, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810958678 ISBN 13: 9780810958678

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2005

Synopsis

Accompanied by stunning reproductions, posters, and drawings, a fascinating glimpse into the life of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec details how he overcame a childhood disease to become a legendary artist.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Burleigh has written many award-winning books for children, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Booklist praised his work, saying, "Burleigh paints mesmerizing word pictures on the page," and School Library Journal said that his writing "encourages an understanding of the artistic process and self-expression." A painter as well as a writer, Mr. Burleigh lives with his wife in Chicago, where he received a M.A. from the University of Chicago.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-8–This short, vividly illustrated book is an excellent addition to the recent spate of artist biographies such as Jonah Winter's Frida(Scholastic, 2002), James Warhola's Uncle Andy's(Putnam, 2003), Michael Garland's Dinner at Magritte's(Penguin, 1995), and M. T. Anderson's Strange Mr. Satie (Viking, 2003). These excellent art-history primers afford respect and offer historical perspective to subjects who were misunderstood during their own lifetimes. This biography is no different. Burleigh confidently celebrates Lautrec's work and skill and allows readers to shake hands with the man as a great artist rather than as a fixture in Parisian nightlife. Not only does the book feature Lautrec's paintings in many mediums (watercolors, drawings, oil paintings, graphite), but it also includes large, clear photographs of Lautrec, his circle of friends, and Paris at the turn of the 19th century. The text is written in a brisk, conversational tone and includes anecdotes, asides, and rhetorical questions that serve to make the artist's life vivid, relevant, and even a little hip. The size of the book is also a plus as it allows room for large reproductions of Lautrec's work.–Steev Baker, Kewaskum Public Library, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0810958678
• ISBN 13: 9780810958678
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32