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Monday, May 07, 2018

La Goulue - Toulouse Lautrec's inspiration

The Fallen Queen of the Moulin Rouge
BY FRANCKY KNAPP



A cautionary tale of alcoholism and the downfall of fame lost,  a fickle mistress at best. The ruin of many for sure. All was not glamorous as it might have seemed



Toulouse Lautrec befriended the dancer Louise Weber and painted many a design for posters and canvasses but her temperamental behaviour and 'appetites' [La Goulue means 'The Glutton'! sic]  meant she lost her starring role at the Moulin Rouge. Her alcoholism meant many presumed her dead but there is astonishing footage of her discovered in a show ground caravan in her fifties. Absinthe will do that to a gal! 







Fantastic article and photos BY FRANCKY KNAPP - follow the link (above)




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