In his short lifetime of only thirty-seven years, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec attained a unique place in French art. He was a superb draftsman and technically a most versatile artist, producing lithographs, oil paintings, watercolors, and pastels. The forty stunning colorplates in this volume are brilliant demonstrations of Toulouse-Lautrec's virtuosity. The text, liberally illustrated with both reproductions of his works and documentary photographs, gives a graphic and sensitive account of the artist's life and work. --from back cover.