“Moulin Rouge- La Goulue”

In “Moulin Rouge- La Goulue” we see the introduction of typography into Lautrec’s work. This lithograph poster would have been a very fresh and new advertising tool of the time. This poster heightens the idea of the spectacle as all those watching are without colour or even much form whereas the dancer in the middle of the scene is given detail and vibrancy. From the backround of the painting we can see, yet again, that this scene is taking place in a bourgeouis setting as the backround of the painting has been reduced down to merely a silhouette of black top hats. If we were in any doubt as to who would be in attendance, the character in the foreground of the painting makes the viewers very obvious with Lautrec’s stylised view of the upper class in a suit jacket and top hat. This stylised version would come to be fully realised in the early twentieth century Art Nouveau style.