Toulouse-Lautrec's The Circus: Thirty-Nine Crayon Drawings in Color

A bareback rider's skirt ripples in the breeze, an acrobat bends his muscular limbs into a handstand, and a poodle obeys a clown brandishing a whip. The circus is in town! These kaleidoscopic visions from under the big top offer audiences a series of post-Impressionistic sideshows, courtesy of thirty-nine brilliant crayon drawings in the distinctive style of Toulouse-Lautrec.
These scenes took place far from the artist's customary haunts, the bars and cafes of Montmartre. While Toulouse-Lautr…