Nov. 24, 1864 was the birthday of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (d. 1901)…
Toulouse-Lautrec was the victim of a genetic defect that made his bones brittle and unable to heal properly after breaking. He ceased growing in early adolence and was left abnormally short and walking with a limp.
His disability possibly made him acutely sensitive to the life of outsiders and others stigmatised by difference. Certainly his art consistently depicts the everyday of the down and outs of Paris of his day…
Above: Photo of Toulouse-Lautrec as Pierrot, 1894 (Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi)
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