“Lautrec Chocolat” “A second Lautrec-themed work is also an original page from “Le Rire” (3/28/1896) - the very rare print entitled “Chocolat dansant dans un bar”. Chocolat was a famous-to-the-scene clown of African descent who, along with Lautrec, frequented the Irish and American Bar famous in Parisian nightlife for its unpretentious smoky atmosphere and hard-drinking clientele. This unique scene features not only Chocolat, but the barman Randolphe who actually worked the bar, and Lautrec hims

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