At the Moulin Rouge 1895
Purpose: To capture the style and interaction of Parisian nightlife
Purpose: To capture the style and interaction of Parisian nightlife
Audience: Urban city dwellers
Stance: N/A
Genre: Impressionism Painting
Media/design: Oil on canvas
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was an impressionists artist whom focused on the night life of city folk. The darkness of the background hints at the latest of the night. The focus of the painting is around the interaction of the people at the table in the center of the room as well as a lady in the right corner of the painting. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was very interested in interaction within Paris’s cafés. The viewpoint of the painting is from the outside, giving the impression that the viewer is on the outside looking in, observing the scene within. Many of his paintings were advertisements and basic paintings for café walls.
nice way to cover the rhetorical situations. though stance is applicable. what is toulouse-latrec's position? it is my guess that he captured a moment of parisian nightlife that piqued his interest. it seems that he loved painting real people during candid moments in bars, clubs, and restaurants, which were probably his favorite hangouts.
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