Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - Quiz
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
  • 1. In 1885, at whose cabaret did Toulouse-Lautrec begin to exhibit his work?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Paul Signac
C) Louis Anquetin
D) Aristide Bruant
  • 2. What pseudonym did Toulouse-Lautrec use for an exposition in 1887?
A) Tréclau
B) Lautrec
C) Mirliton
D) Goupil
  • 3. Who did Toulouse-Lautrec meet in 1885?
A) Jane Avril
B) Suzanne Valadon
C) Carmen Gaudin
D) Louise Weber
  • 4. In what year did Suzanne Valadon attempt suicide?
A) 1885
B) 1890
C) 1888
D) 1894
  • 5. Who invited Lautrec to exhibit at Les XX in 1888?
A) Octave Maus
B) Henry de Groux
C) Paul Signac
D) Theo van Gogh
  • 6. Which painting did Theo van Gogh purchase for the Goupil & Cie gallery?
A) Le Lit
B) Salón de la Rue des Moulins
C) The Laundress
D) Poudre de Riz
  • 7. Toulouse-Lautrec painted a series of en plein air paintings of which red-headed model?
A) Yvette Guilbert
B) Carmen Gaudin
C) Suzanne Valadon
D) Mireille
  • 8. With whom did Toulouse-Lautrec almost duel in 1890?
A) Theo van Gogh
B) Aristide Bruant
C) Henry de Groux
D) Paul Signac
  • 9. In the mid-1890s, to which magazine did Toulouse-Lautrec contribute illustrations?
A) Les XX
B) Le Rire
C) Goupil & Cie
D) Mirliton
  • 10. What was the name of the brothel favourite of Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Mireille
B) Jane
C) Suzanne
D) La Goulue
  • 11. What is the title of the painting Lautrec created from memory in 1894?
A) Salón de la Rue des Moulins
B) Poudre de Riz
C) The Laundress
D) Le Lit
  • 12. In what year did the Moulin Rouge cabaret open?
A) 1892
B) 1889
C) 1885
D) 1894
  • 13. What was the nickname of the dancer Louise Weber?
A) The Gluttoness
B) Tréclau
C) Mireille
D) La Goulue
  • 14. Which dancer does the text describe as 'much subtler' than La Goulue?
A) Jane Avril
B) Suzanne Valadon
C) Yvette Guilbert
D) Carmen Gaudin
  • 15. Who explained that Lautrec's interest in prostitutes had moral roots?
A) Henry de Groux
B) Paul Signac
C) Édouard Vuillard
D) Octave Maus
  • 16. In which city was Toulouse-Lautrec born?
A) Marseille
B) Paris
C) Lyon
D) Albi
  • 17. What artistic movement is Toulouse-Lautrec commonly associated with?
A) Impressionism
B) Post-Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Surrealism
  • 18. What happened to Toulouse-Lautrec during his adolescence?
A) He broke both legs
B) He suffered a stroke
C) He broke his arm
D) He lost his sight
  • 19. What was the subject of many of Toulouse-Lautrec's works in later life?
A) Landscapes and nature
B) Brothels and prostitutes
C) Portraits of royalty
D) Religious iconography
  • 20. Which artist gave informal lessons to the young Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Georges Seurat
C) Paul Gauguin
D) René Princeteau
  • 21. What was a specialty subject of René Princeteau that Toulouse-Lautrec revisited?
A) Shipwrecks
B) Horses
C) Floral arrangements
D) Still life
  • 22. Where did Toulouse-Lautrec live at age eight?
A) Albi
B) Lyon
C) Amélie-les-Bains
D) Paris
  • 23. What family title did Toulouse-Lautrec hold by courtesy?
A) Baron
B) Comte
C) Vicomte
D) Duc
  • 24. What health intervention did Toulouse-Lautrec receive in 1875?
A) Physical therapy
B) Dietary restriction
C) Thermal baths
D) Surgical limb extension
  • 25. In what year was Toulouse-Lautrec born?
A) 1838
B) 1864
C) 1867
D) 1901
  • 26. Which other painter is mentioned as a Post-Impressionist alongside Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Paul Cézanne
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Claude Monet
D) Edgar Degas
  • 27. What did Toulouse-Lautrec draw in his exercise workbooks as a child?
A) Mathematical formulas
B) Maps and diagrams
C) Poetry
D) Sketches and caricatures
  • 28. What was the familial relationship between Toulouse-Lautrec's parents?
A) Strangers
B) First cousins
C) Siblings
D) Uncle and niece
  • 29. At what age did Toulouse-Lautrec fracture his right femur?
A) 10
B) 13
C) 12
D) 14
  • 30. What is the medical condition sometimes known as 'Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome'?
A) Osteopetrosis
B) Pycnodysostosis
C) Osteogenesis imperfecta
D) Achondroplasia
  • 31. How tall were Toulouse-Lautrec's legs when they ceased growing?
A) 1.52 m
B) 1.65 m
C) 1.40 m
D) 1.20 m
  • 32. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec staying when his painting progress impressed Princeteau?
A) Paris
B) Marseille
C) Nice
D) Lyon
  • 33. Who was the portrait painter Toulouse-Lautrec first studied under in Paris?
A) Léon Bonnat
B) Princeteau
C) Émile Bernard
D) Fernand Cormon
  • 34. In what year did Toulouse-Lautrec return to Paris to study art?
A) 1885
B) 1878
C) 1882
D) 1880
  • 35. Which area of Paris was known for its bohemian lifestyle and artists?
A) Montmartre
B) Saint-Germain-des-Prés
C) The Latin Quarter
D) Le Marais
  • 36. Whose studio did Toulouse-Lautrec move to after Bonnat?
A) Émile Bernard
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Princeteau
D) Fernand Cormon
  • 37. What was the name of the woman featured in Toulouse-Lautrec's first painting of a prostitute?
A) Marie-Charlet
B) Jane Avril
C) Louise Michel
D) Suzanne Valadon
  • 38. How long did Toulouse-Lautrec study at Fernand Cormon's studio?
A) Five years
B) Ten years
C) One year
D) Three years
  • 39. How long did Toulouse-Lautrec stay in the Montmartre area?
A) 30 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) 5 years
  • 40. Which company commissioned Toulouse-Lautrec to create a poster for paper confetti?
A) Drouant
B) Natansons
C) Simpson & Sons
D) J. & E. Bella
  • 41. What product did Toulouse-Lautrec advertise in the poster titled 'La Chaîne Simpson'?
A) Absinthe
B) A bicycle
C) Cognac
D) Paper confetti
  • 42. Which famous author did Toulouse-Lautrec befriend in London?
A) Oscar Wilde
B) Gustave Geffroy
C) Maurice Joyant
D) Claude Monet
  • 43. What did Toulouse-Lautrec do with his cane to hide his alcohol?
A) Hollowed it out
B) Painted it black
C) Carved his name into it
D) Used it as a stirrer
  • 44. What nickname did Toulouse-Lautrec's cousins use for him as a child?
A) The gourmet
B) The artist
C) Henri the painter
D) Henri the cook
  • 45. Which painter shared a reputation with Lautrec as a 'serious gourmet'?
A) Vuillard
B) Claude Monet
C) Maurice Joyant
D) Oscar Wilde
  • 46. How many guests were invited to the famous party at the Natansons' house in 1895?
A) 50
B) 2,000
C) 150
D) 300
  • 47. Who published Toulouse-Lautrec's recipe collection after his death?
A) Maurice Joyant
B) Gustave Geffroy
C) Charles Stuckey
D) Alexandra Leaf
  • 48. Which signature dish is featured in Lautrec's cookbook?
A) Catalan salad
B) Fried confetti
C) Earthquake cocktail
D) London stew
  • 49. What was the occupation of Gustave Geffroy, a member of Lautrec's gourmand group?
A) Chef
B) Confetti merchant
C) Historian of the Impressionists
D) Painter
  • 50. How many recipes are featured in the cookbook attributed to Lautrec?
A) 150
B) 300
C) 100
D) 2,000
  • 51. Where did the group of gourmands meet every Friday night?
A) A London pub
B) The Natansons' house
C) Drouant
D) Palais Garnier
  • 52. What physical accessory did Lautrec use to help him walk?
A) A wheelchair
B) Leg braces
C) A cane
D) Crutches
  • 53. What led to Toulouse-Lautrec's collapse in February 1899?
A) A viral infection
B) Extreme malnutrition
C) A physical accident
D) Alcoholism
  • 54. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec committed in 1899?
A) Château Malromé
B) Verdelais sanatorium
C) Folie Saint James
D) A Parisian hospital
  • 55. How many circus portraits did Toulouse-Lautrec draw while at the sanatorium?
A) 39
B) 15
C) 28
D) 50
  • 56. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec staying when he suffered a stroke on 15 August 1901?
A) Paris
B) Neuilly-sur-Seine
C) Taussat
D) Albi
  • 57. At what age did Toulouse-Lautrec pass away?
A) 50
B) 29
C) 36
D) 42
  • 58. Where did Toulouse-Lautrec die?
A) The museum in Albi
B) A clinic in Taussat
C) Folie Saint James
D) Château Malromé
  • 59. Where is Toulouse-Lautrec buried?
A) Albi
B) Verdelais Cemetery
C) Paris
D) Château Malromé
  • 60. To whom were Toulouse-Lautrec's last words addressed?
A) A nurse
B) His father
C) His mother
D) Maurice Joyant
  • 61. What was his father doing when Toulouse-Lautrec uttered his last words?
A) Praying
B) Leaving the room
C) Killing a fly
D) Reading a newspaper
  • 62. How many paintings on canvas did Toulouse-Lautrec create?
A) 363
B) 737
C) 275
D) 5,084
  • 63. Which Japanese art genre influenced Toulouse-Lautrec's style?
A) Sumie
B) Shodo
C) Ukiyo-e
D) Bunraku
  • 64. Which Impressionist painter is noted for influencing Toulouse-Lautrec through behind-the-scenes ballet dancers?
A) Renoir
B) Degas
C) Pissarro
D) Monet
  • 65. What kind of brushstrokes did Toulouse-Lautrec often use?
A) Short, thick impasto strokes
B) Cross-hatched strokes
C) Long, thin brushstrokes
D) Stippled dots
  • 66. What was the record-setting price for the painting La Blanchisseuse at a 2005 auction?
A) US$10 million
B) US$5 million
C) US$50 million
D) US$22.4 million
  • 67. Which television show featured Toulouse-Lautrec in 2018 regarding two sketchbooks?
A) Antiques Roadshow
B) The Art Historian
C) Masterpiece Theatre
D) Fake or Fortune?
  • 68. Who portrayed Toulouse-Lautrec in the 1952 film Moulin Rouge?
A) Roger Planchon
B) John Leguizamo
C) José Ferrer
D) Vincent Menjou Cortes
  • 69. What is the historical novel by Pierre La Mure based on the life of Toulouse-Lautrec called?
A) Genus
B) Sacré Bleu
C) Moulin Rouge
D) The Dream Collector
  • 70. What is a notable feature of Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings of crowd scenes?
A) He avoided painting groups of people
B) Each figure was highly individualised
C) Only the background figures were detailed
D) Figures were abstract and blurred
  • 71. In which film was Toulouse-Lautrec portrayed by John Leguizamo?
A) Moulin Rouge! (2001)
B) Moulin Rouge (1952)
C) Lautrec (1998)
D) Midnight in Paris
  • 72. What does the text suggest about the figures in his larger paintings?
A) They were never identifiable
B) They were only recognizable by their clothing
C) They could be identified by silhouette alone
D) They were based on imaginary characters
  • 73. Which novel transposes the artist's world into a dystopian near-future London?
A) The Dream Collector
B) Moulin Rouge
C) Sacré Bleu
D) Genus
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