Divan Japonais (ca. 1892–1893) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Poster Select frame:Print without frame From a design angle

From a design angle

With its thoughtful composition

so you can scale it for a reading nook or let it hold the wall above a sofa

It’s not just art

The scene invites viewers to contemplate the beauty of simplicity

Divan Japonais (ca. 1892–1893) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Poster Select frame:Print without frame From a design angleDivan Japonais captures a crisp slice of Montmartre nightlife. Henri de Toulouse Lautrec maps the scene with flat color fields and flowing outlines, a signature shaped by Japonisme. A woman in a sweeping black dress slices across the foreground, her profile lit against saffron tones and smoky greys. Lettering curls around the cabarets address at 75 rue des Martyrs. We can almost hear glasses clink and the orchestra tune up. For more from this Belle