Photos from L to R: #1. Head of La Goulue, after Lautrec. #2. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Moulin Rouge: La Goulue, 1891, color lithograph (poster), 191 x 117 cm (75 3/16 x 46 1/16 in.). The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection

What they said about Louise Weber (La Goulue)

La Goulue dancing at Le Moulin Rouge.

French President, Jacques Chirac: "She deserves all the honors, France owes her..." Arletty: "Louise Weber is the one who inspired Toulouse-Lautrec..." . Jean Gabin: "She was formidable...she was Montmatre and Paris..." . Maurice Chevalier: "Poor Louise, what a woman and what an artist..." . Jane Avril: "It was tough to please Louise, but always easy to make her happy. Just tell her she is the Queen of France and everything will be fine..." . Josephine Baker: "Real artist. She had talent and a heart.". Mistinguett: "She was superb. Great beginning, tragic end. That's the life of the artist...". Edith Piaf: "The real thing. Who said life is fair?". Jean Cocteau: "A human tragedy to learn from. Do we?...La Goulue is a painful memory of the magic times of France...". Simone Signoret: " Painful to talk about La Goulue. And more painful would be, if we do not...". Toulouse-Lautrec: " You forgive sins when you see her dancing...". Achille Delmaet: "Great at what she does but, stupidly stubborn like a Moroccan donkey..."

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