Maxime Dethomas at the Opera Ball (1896). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901). Oil on card
Maxime Dethomas at the Opera Ball (1896). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901). Oil on cardboard. NGA.On the 16th February, 1895, an infamous soiree was held by the Natanson’s to celebrate the unveiling of murals by Vuillard. Dethomas and Toulouse-Lautrec, tending bar with absurd costumes and flourishes of theatrical drama, served over two thousand cocktails to three hundred guests. The event was long remembered as one of the most debaucherous evenings of the fin-de-siècle. Such escapades played an essential role in the development and themes of both Dethomas’ and Toulouse-Lautrec’s art. -- source link
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