Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901) - The Moorish
Dance (also known as Les Almees), 1895 (Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay) - - The
Moorish Dance recalls the belly dance show performed by La Goulue inside her
booth, loosely inspired by eastern choreographies. The audience is placed in
bold perspective in the foreground, and was composed of friends of
Toulouse-Lautrec such as Oscar Wilde, seen from behind, and the well-known
critic and backer Felix Feneon, in the bottom right-hand corner. The artist has
also featured himself amid this colorful audience…
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