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Quiz about Henri de ToulouseLautrec
Quiz about Henri de ToulouseLautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Trivia Quiz


Few painters have appealed so strongly to the imagination of the 'general public' as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. To such an extent that some might actually overlook how great a painter he really was. See what you know about him.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
flem-ish
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
79,207
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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1136
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Question 1 of 10
1. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on 24 November 1864 at Albi. His father belonged to the French nobility and was a _____________? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born as a physically handicapped child who could not use his legs normally.


Question 3 of 10
3. Montmartre and its 'Moulin Rouge' played an important role in the life of Toulouse-Lautrec, but also in that of many other artists. Which of these 'explanations' for Montmartre's popularity is INCORRECT. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these functions did the famous 'Moulin Rouge' never have? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the real name of the notorious Moulin Rouge artist La Goulue ('the Glutton')? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's best friends was the politician Aristide Briand.


Question 7 of 10
7. Which painter was advised in 1885 by Toulouse-Lautrec to leave Paris and find a more suitable climate for both his health and his artistic goals in the sunny south of France? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Though Toulouse-Lautrec painted quite a few celebrities (including Oscar Wilde, Tristan Bernard, Yvette Guilbert among others), he also found his subjects among the anonymous 'filles de joies' of the Parisian brothels. What was the euphemistic name used to refer to such 'dens of vice'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In 1896 Toulouse-Lautrec exhibited at the Goupil Gallery in Regent Street. Who visited him there? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Toulouse-Lautrec died on 9th of September 1901 at the age of 36. Where and in what circumstances? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on 24 November 1864 at Albi. His father belonged to the French nobility and was a _____________?

Answer: comte (count)

Count Alphonse was a rather special character. When Henri was dying, the rarely seen 'Comte' suddenly showed up. Everyone was astonished except the dying painter himself. His comment was : 'Good Papa. I knew you would not miss the 'kill''. Very appropriately phrased as the Count was a fervent huntsman.

Henri's last words were addressed to his dad. They were not particularly flattering though. 'Vieux con', was Henri's bye-bye to his eccentric daddy - which is equivalent to 'You old fool'.
2. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born as a physically handicapped child who could not use his legs normally.

Answer: False

At age 12 he broke his left leg, at age 14 his right leg and from then on his legs ceased to grow.
3. Montmartre and its 'Moulin Rouge' played an important role in the life of Toulouse-Lautrec, but also in that of many other artists. Which of these 'explanations' for Montmartre's popularity is INCORRECT.

Answer: Napoleon III had banished public houses from the renovated city centre

The owners of the vineyards were a religious congregation of nuns who used the earnings from their wine-production for charities.
4. Which of these functions did the famous 'Moulin Rouge' never have?

Answer: watermill

It originally had been a windmill, painted in red. Another famous 'mill' was the Moulin de la Galette.
5. What was the real name of the notorious Moulin Rouge artist La Goulue ('the Glutton')?

Answer: Louise Weber

Suzanne Valodon was Lautrec's model for such paintings as La Buveuse. La Goulue had first been Renoir's nude model. Her dancing partner was Jacques Renaudin, better known as Valentin le Desosse (the Boneless). Jane Avril was the star dancer of Le Moulin Rouge after La Goulue had left. Jane Avril was a totally different type of dancer.

Her style was a graceful, refined and melancholy mix of prudery and provocation.
6. One of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's best friends was the politician Aristide Briand.

Answer: False

Aristide Briand (1862-1932), was 11 times Prime Minister of France. Motivated by his socialist and pacifist ideals, he worked for a reconciliation between France and Germany, and severely criticised George Clemenceau's unforgiving attitudes to 'the enemy'.

The singer Aristide BrUant(1851-1925) was the very embodiment of the Montmartre cafe concert scene. He had his first successes at his own cafe 'Le Mirliton' and later performed in clubs such as 'Le Chat Noir', ' les Ambassadeurs' and ' Eldorado'.
7. Which painter was advised in 1885 by Toulouse-Lautrec to leave Paris and find a more suitable climate for both his health and his artistic goals in the sunny south of France?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

Cezanne had no need to be told about the qualities of the south of France as that was the area where he was born, more particularly at Aix-en-Provence. Pissarro was a close friend of Claude Monet's and seems to have been quite satisfied with the less sunny climates of Normandy and Paris. Gauguin...went to even sunnier places than the south of France.
8. Though Toulouse-Lautrec painted quite a few celebrities (including Oscar Wilde, Tristan Bernard, Yvette Guilbert among others), he also found his subjects among the anonymous 'filles de joies' of the Parisian brothels. What was the euphemistic name used to refer to such 'dens of vice'?

Answer: Maisons closes

Works typically inspired by Lautrec's acquaintance with the 'filles de joie' of Montmartre were: Elsa la Viennoise; A la toilette; Femme nue devant sa glace; Femme rousse nue accroupie; l' Anglaise du Havre, the lithographies of the album 'Elles'.
9. In 1896 Toulouse-Lautrec exhibited at the Goupil Gallery in Regent Street. Who visited him there?

Answer: The Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII, was not very lucky when paying a visit to Toulouse-Lautrec. When he wanted to say hello to the artist, Toulouse-Lautrec turned out to have fallen asleep in his armchair, overcome with fatigue and probably too much ...alcohol. Though Toulouse-Lautrec was a great designer of posters, it was not him who invented the 'Your Country Needs You' recruiting-poster.
10. Toulouse-Lautrec died on 9th of September 1901 at the age of 36. Where and in what circumstances?

Answer: at the castle of Malrome, amidst his family

He had been taken up at the Neuilly hospital in 1889 for a delirium tremens problem. Nice is where he stayed various times when he was still a young boy. James Abbott Mc Neil Whistler was born at Lowell, Mass. in 1834. He died in 1903 after having thoroughly scandalised traditional art critics such as John Ruskin.

The Toulouse-Lautrec family was for once au grand complet. Even Henri's eccentric, and perpetually 'absent' father, the Comte Alphonse attended. Malrome, at Saint-Andre du Bois, in the Bordeaux area, was the family residence of the Toulouse-Lautrecs. Nowadays it is a 'wine-chateau'.
Source: Author flem-ish

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