Toulouse collection statuette Lautrec and La Goulue – Gradimir Smudja
Resin Statue of Toulouse Lautrec and La Goulue, by Gradimir Smudja
La Goulue presents itself in places that resonate today like mythical names of the festive Montmartre of yesteryear
the Moulin de la Galette, the Elysée-Montmartre, the Moulin rouge
It is her curvaceous and frilly silhouette that emerges on the poster of the Moulin-Rouge in the 1890s
She will develop a real friendship with Toulouse-Lautrec, who will paint her on different occasions in his life.
Collection statuette numbered and limited to 299 copies
Delivered with its numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Gradimir Smudja
Sculpted in France and painted by hand.
Size: 25cm
Barcode: 3700472001372
Series: The Cabaret of the Muses
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ATTAKUS once again highlights the female characters of its favorite authors with this statuette inspired by the comic book series Le Cabaret des muses by Gradimir Smudja, which represents the painter Toulouse-Lautrec and Louise Weber, known as “La Goulue”, a popular dancer at the Moulin-Rouge during the Belle Époque. “La Goulue” was Toulouse-Lautrec's model for many paintings and posters.
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The 4-volume series Le Cabaret des muses is freely inspired by the life of the painter Toulouse-Lautrec in Montmartre, and his encounters with Van Gogh, Degas, Gauguin.
Four albums have been published by Delcourt:
– At the Moulin-Rouge (2004) – Volume 1
– Mimi & Henri (2005) – Volume 2
– Come on Darling (2006) – Volume 3
– Darling, forever (2008) – Volume 4
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La Goulue, legendary and mythical figure of the Belle Epoque from the Moulin Rouge to Montmartre.
A woman with an extraordinary destiny who crossed the life of Toulouse Lautrec during a performance on stage.
The painter and the dancer
Sketched in 1891 by the painter during the French Cancan, an innovative frenzied dance composed of leg lifts.
Considerable success of this new dance taken up in various paintings by the master.
With her rather cantankerous spirit and her impulsiveness, the dancer enjoyed a reputation for fierce freedom by expressing herself as she wished in cabaret dances.
A true friendship has been created over time between the dancer "La Goulue" and the painter Toulouse Lautrec.
A dance style full of vitality
It was at the Moulin Rouge that she met stage glory for the first time after dancing at the Moulin de la Galette in Paris.
His dances are of rare vitality.
Une légende du French Cancan
La Gouloue quickly became, by its audacity, the reference for cancan dancers.
Review leader, Toulouse Lautrec accompanied him through his sketches, drawings and paintings on his tours.
The well-known Moulin Rouge poster painted by the artist takes up the theme of La Goulue.