Summary: French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is best known for is commercial paintings of the moulin rouge, but he was also a john who (literally) lived in brothels. As a tenant and client, Toulouse-Lautrec created compelling portraits of the full service sex workers with whom he socialized. His empathetic gaze captured the elements of their lives often missed by more sensationalist or romanticized depictions of sex work by other artists of his time.
