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September 23, 2014 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions, Publications

Toulouse-Lautrec’s Portraits of Paris: “I don’t detail you. I totalize you!”

Posted by Julia Friedman, Intern, Department of Publications

Cover of the publication The Paris of Youlouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters from The Museum of Modern Art, published by The Museum of Modern Art

Cover of the publication The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters from The Museum of Modern Art, published by The Museum of Modern Art

“The Moulin Rouge hired the most famous dancers to perform the quadrille naturaliste (cancan), which delighted spectators with its swish of petticoats and flashing flesh as legs flew high—knickers optional,” writes Sarah Suzuki, Associate Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints, in The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters from The Museum of Modern Art.

August 14, 2014 | Artists, Collection & Exhibitions

A Window into MoMA’s Collection of Parisian Avant-Garde Theater Programs

Posted by Emily Cushman, Research Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) was a modern chronicler of Belle Époque Paris. Entrenched in Montmartre life, Lautrec eagerly recorded the late 19th-century dance halls, cabarets, and restaurants integral to his social life with honesty, humor, and liveliness. One of his favorite forms of entertainment was the theater;

January 2, 2014 | Collection & Exhibitions

In a Glance: Jorinde Voigt’s Gardens of Pleasure Print Series

Posted by Katherine Alcauskas, Collection Specialist, Prints & Illustrated Books

Jorinde Voigt. 3 Views GREEN. Games of Love; “Autumn flowers”, “Face to face”; from the album “Gardens of Pleasure,” China 17th century. Countdown/ Countup in Sek.; Himmelsrichtung N-S; Windrichtung/ Windstärke; Deklination Rotationsrichtung/ Umdrehungen pro Tag. 2011. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund

One might be surprised to learn that the source material for Jorinde Voigt’s 2011 Gardens of Pleasure—a series of five lithographs with ink additions published by Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition—is in fact 17th-century Chinese erotic art.

November 7, 2013 | 1913 Centennial Celebration, Collection & Exhibitions, Videos

MoMA Celebrates 1913: Ludwig Hohlwein’s Schiess-Dusseldorf Poster

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MoMA’s celebration of the landmark year 1913 continues with the 20th installment in our series of videos highlighting important works from 1913 in the Museum’s collection.

September 27, 2013 | 1913 Centennial Celebration, Collection & Exhibitions, Videos

MoMA Celebrates 1913: Louis Raemaekers’s Tegen de Tariefwet, Vliegt niet in’t Web!

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MoMA’s celebration of the landmark year 1913 continues with the 16th installment in our series of videos highlighting important works from 1913 in the Museum’s collection.

September 18, 2013 | 1913 Centennial Celebration, Videos

MoMA Celebrates 1913: Ludwig Hohlwein’s Kaffee Hag

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MoMA’s celebration of the landmark year 1913 continues with the 14th installment in our series of videos highlighting important works from 1913 in the Museum’s collection.