Margot

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created numerous portraits of Montmartre prostitutes during the 1890s, documenting their lives with compassion and honesty. He lived among them, creating about a hundred drawings and fifty paintings inspired by these women. His intimate perspective captured them in moments of rest rather than performance.

Toulouse-Lautrec developed an affinity for brothels and the women who worked there, painting subjects others avoided. He treated them with dignity, showing their humanity beyond their profession. The artist frequented Montmartre's bohemian scene, where he found models among streetwalkers and licensed brothel workers. Now in a private collection.