Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: The Extraordinary Life and Art of a Post-Impressionist Master

Although he died at just 36, Toulouse Lautrec was able to both live a remarkable life and produce art that will persevere through the ages.  Yet, astonishingly, during his lifetime he was little-known as an artist outside of Paris.  Although he did enjoy much more success at the time than his contemporary and good friend Vincent Van Gogh, it is perhaps something of a shame that he was never to know how well-loved his works would be on a global scale.

Pete Beard, whose YouTube channel focuses on illustrators of the past, here examines the life and works of Toulouse Lautrec. It really is as much as you will ever need to know about the man if you have, say, just a passing interest in his work.  Throughout the video, we get to see probably close to a hundred of his posters, illustrations and paintings – and who would have thought that a Debussy soundtrack would go so well with them?  I will now let Mr Beard tell you the story.