Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: "A Montrouge"–Rosa La Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1886–1887, Oil on canvas, Toulouse-Lautrec was interested in showing in the underbelly of glamorous Parisian society. Here the model Carmen Gaudin poses as the prostitute Rosa La Rouge, a seedy and murderous character popularized by the songs of the cabaret performer Aristide Bruant. This painting formerly hung in Bruant's nightclub, Le Mirliton, in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris. Toulouse-Lautrec paints Carmen with flaming red hair covering her face. Her jaw, which juts out, conveys her surly nature., Overall: 28 3/8 x 19 1/8 in. (72.1 x 48.6 cm).
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: "A Montrouge"–Rosa La Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1886–1887, Oil on canvas, Toulouse-Lautrec was interested in showing in the underbelly of glamorous Parisian society. Here the model Carmen Gaudin poses as the prostitute Rosa La Rouge, a seedy and murderous character popularized by the songs of the cabaret performer Aristide Bruant. This painting formerly hung in Bruant's nightclub, Le Mirliton, in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris. Toulouse-Lautrec paints Carmen with flaming red hair covering her face. Her jaw, which juts out, conveys her surly nature., Overall: 28 3/8 x 19 1/8 in. (72.1 x 48.6 cm)