《旧事》；封面 – 扉页
1893
Toulouse-Lautrec captures a delightfully absurd Parisian scene here, serving as the cover for a book of poems and songs called *Les Vieilles Histoires*. A stout gentleman in a top hat strolls confidently along the riverbank, casually leading a large, shaggy bear on a chain. In the distance, the faint sketch of the Eiffel Tower anchors the setting in 1890s Paris, while the text reveals the work features poetry by Jean Goudezki set to music by Désiré Dihau. This whimsical pairing of a bourgeois figure and a wild beast perfectly encapsulates the bohemian, cabaret humor that Lautrec was famous for.
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- Lithograph
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- Paper