Please join us Thursday, July 25th at 6pm at the MFA for a guided tour of the Toulouse Lautrec & the Stars of Paris Exhibit.
Experience the celebrity culture of 19th-century Paris as we are guided through this wonderful exhibit capturing the spectacle of the fin de siècle in evocative posters, prints, and paintings.
The exhibition includes approximately 200 works and is composed of thematic sections highlighting Lautrec’s formal innovations, such as dramatic lighting effects and color combinations; the changing artistic and social landscapes of Paris, with scenes of the city by day and by night; cafés, cabarets, and theaters; and celebrities of the age. The display also incorporates works by Lautrec’s contemporaries Pierre Bonnard, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, James Jacques Joseph Tissot, and others—presenting him in the context of his heroes, peers, and followers. Organized by the MFA in partnership with the Boston Public Library, the exhibition draws on both institutions’ rich holdings, and includes key loans of paintings and graphic arts from public and private collections.
