Elles ( Them ) is a 1896 series of color lithographs created by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec . They are part of his series of works based on scenes from French brothels he was known to visit from 1892 to 1895. Elles was first published by Gustave Pellet and exhibited in Paris at the 20th Salon des Cent on April 22, 1896. The show attracted little initial attention and sold poorly, as it portrayed a sympathetic depiction of prostitutes undergoing their everyday routine devoid of eroticism. Artist Edvard Munch was known to have bought an entire set of lithographs.
10-708: [REDACTED] Look up elles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elles is a surname , and may refer to: Bertram Walter Elles (1877–1963), British colonial civil servant Diana Elles, Baroness Elles (1921–2009), British lawyer and peer Sir Edmond Elles (1848–1934), British Army lieutenant general Gertrude Elles (1872–1960), British geologist Sir Hugh Elles (1880–1945), British Army lieutenant general, son of Sir Edmond Elles James Elles (born 1949), British politician Wilma Elles (born 1986), German actress See also [ edit ] Elles (film) ,
20-522: A French film from 2011 Women (1997 film) , a 1997 film Ellis Elles (series) , an 1896 lithographic portfolio by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Elles, one of the French personal pronouns Elles, the plural for Elle (Spanish pronoun) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Elles . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
30-474: A French film from 2011 Women (1997 film) , a 1997 film Ellis Elles (series) , an 1896 lithographic portfolio by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Elles, one of the French personal pronouns Elles, the plural for Elle (Spanish pronoun) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Elles . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
40-407: The brothels, he was known as "Monsieur Henri" where he would draw the women during their downtime. Biographer Julia Frey writes that Lautrec, "became, in a sense, one of the family to the women in the brothels, a friend and confidant, eating meals with them, getting to know their problems, participating in their gossip, observing them in their various occupations and pleasures." He even helped decorate
50-430: The brothels. Along the way, he created hundreds of paintings and drawings of prostitutes going about their everyday life. When his mother eventually found out, she asked a priest to take him to task. In response, Lautrec told the priest, "I'm digging my grave with my cock". Lautrec died in 1901 due to complications from syphilis and alcoholism . The series contains an album of 12 lithographic prints, two of which are
60-564: The free dictionary. Elles is a surname , and may refer to: Bertram Walter Elles (1877–1963), British colonial civil servant Diana Elles, Baroness Elles (1921–2009), British lawyer and peer Sir Edmond Elles (1848–1934), British Army lieutenant general Gertrude Elles (1872–1960), British geologist Sir Hugh Elles (1880–1945), British Army lieutenant general, son of Sir Edmond Elles James Elles (born 1949), British politician Wilma Elles (born 1986), German actress See also [ edit ] Elles (film) ,
70-417: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elles&oldid=1235933963 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles elles [REDACTED] Look up elles in Wiktionary,
80-429: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elles&oldid=1235933963 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Elles (series) In the mid-1890s, French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) frequented brothels on
90-415: The rue d'Amboise and the rue des Moulins. He often took friends or relatives along with him to socialize in the brothels. He was open about his predilection for prostitutes, feeling more at home among them than in aristocratic society where he was treated as an outcast due to his disability of being short-statured. Lautrec had the outward appearance of dwarfism, attributed to a genetic condition. At home in
100-418: The same image used separately for a cover and frontispiece. A 13th print, also of the same image, was used as a poster advertising the series, leaving only 11 original artworks in the series. The Cleveland Museum of Art holds a set of 11 lithographs. None of the works in the series are considered erotic, which perhaps contributed to their lack of commercial success. Lautrec was said to have sympathized with
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