
Most people depicted in this picture are easy to identify. In the background, we see Lautrec himself walking next to his lanky cousin Gabriel Tapie de Seliran; to the right of them – the dancer La Gulya, adjusting her hair in front of the mirror.
At the table sit regular visitors to the nightlife of Montmartre. Maillie Milton, who was struck by the strange light of the face of the English dancer, was not originally in the picture; it appeared after in 1895 Lautrec added several stripes of canvas to the right half of the picture. Thanks to these changes, the composition of the picture became more unexpected and dynamic, approaching the compositions of Degas and Japanese prints – all this at that time Lautrec was fascinated. The painting is very lively and conveys the exciting atmosphere of the Moulin Rouge.
La Gulya, part of the “Moulin Rouge” with two women by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La gulyu in the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Dance in the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Au Moulin Rouge – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Tapier de Suleirão by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jane Avril, coming out of the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
El Moulin Rouge – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jane Avril, a member of the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec