Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant

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"Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant" is a famous 1892 color lithograph poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec depicting the cabaret singer Aristide Bruant in his characteristic cloak and wide-brimmed hat, created for the Parisian café-concert Ambassadeurs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork
color lithograph
lithograph poster
poster art
advertisingFunction promotion of Ambassadeurs café-concert
artisticStyle limited color palette
simplified forms
strong contour lines
artMovement Belle Époque poster art
Post-Impressionism
associatedWith Montmartre
Paris nightlife
commissionedFor Ambassadeurs café-concert
countryOfOrigin France
creator Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
depicts Aristide Bruant
cabaret singer
depictsClothing cloak
wide-brimmed hat
depictsLocation Ambassadeurs café-concert
surface form: Ambassadeurs (Parisian café-concert)
depictsLocationType café-concert
depictsTimePeriod late 19th century Paris
genre poster art
hasColorCharacteristic contrasting bright background
dominant dark cloak
vivid reds and yellows
hasCulturalSignificance classic example of Toulouse-Lautrec’s poster work
icon of Belle Époque Paris
influenced 20th-century advertising posters
modern graphic design
language French
medium ink on paper
notableFor bold flat colors
iconic advertising image of Parisian nightlife
strong graphic silhouette
partOf Toulouse-Lautrec’s series of cabaret posters
period Belle Époque
subjectName Aristide Bruant
subjectOccupation cabaret singer
technique color lithography
title Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant self-link
yearCreated 1892

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec notableWork Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant
Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant title Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant self-link