Study for Woman Putting on Her Stocking (1894)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901) - Post- Impressionism/ Art Nouveau
Location: Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France.
”…In his youth Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec broke both legs. The bones failed to heal properly and his legs stopped growing. When he reached maturity his upper body was of normal size but his legs were abnormally short. This handicap triggered the nick name “Teapot” given to him by the women of pleasure; the strippers and the prostitutes of his beloved Montmartre…” http://www.ameanet.org
