Jane Avril au Jardin de Paris
Poster
1893 (Designed and made)
1893 (Designed and made)
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The Jardin de Paris was a café-concert hall owned by the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge. One of the hall's performers, Jane Avril, is seen here dancing on stage. Avril was a favourite subject of Toulouse-Lautrec's and appears in many of his works from this period, including another poster, Divan Japonais, which, unusually, shows her as a spectator rather than a performer.
This poster demonstrates the visual juxtaposition of the beautiful and the grotesque that was so beloved of Toulouse-Lautrec: the sensuous figure of Avril contrasts sharply with that of the caricatured features of the musician playing the double-bass, his hairy knuckles are rendered all the more conspicuous by their proximity to her frothy gown.
This poster demonstrates the visual juxtaposition of the beautiful and the grotesque that was so beloved of Toulouse-Lautrec: the sensuous figure of Avril contrasts sharply with that of the caricatured features of the musician playing the double-bass, his hairy knuckles are rendered all the more conspicuous by their proximity to her frothy gown.
Object details
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| Title | Jane Avril au Jardin de Paris (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster, 'Jane Avril au Jardin de Paris', Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French; 1893 |
| Physical description | A woman in a red dress and feathered hat raises her leg in the can-can while dancing on stage. In the foreground a musician playing a double-bass can be seen in the orchestra pit. |
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| Object history | Transferred from the British Museum. |
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| Summary | The Jardin de Paris was a café-concert hall owned by the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge. One of the hall's performers, Jane Avril, is seen here dancing on stage. Avril was a favourite subject of Toulouse-Lautrec's and appears in many of his works from this period, including another poster, Divan Japonais, which, unusually, shows her as a spectator rather than a performer. This poster demonstrates the visual juxtaposition of the beautiful and the grotesque that was so beloved of Toulouse-Lautrec: the sensuous figure of Avril contrasts sharply with that of the caricatured features of the musician playing the double-bass, his hairy knuckles are rendered all the more conspicuous by their proximity to her frothy gown. |
| Associated object | E.229-1921 (Duplicate) |
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| Other number | 1929-6-11-72 - British Museum number |
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| Accession number | E.705-2000 |
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| Record created | April 22, 2003 |
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