# La Goulue and Valentin the Contortionist [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Charcoal and oil on canvas, 154 x 118 cm ## Commentary Valentin the Contortionist \(1843-1907, real name: Etienne Renaudin\) was an enthusiastic dancer, who performed at the Tivoli Vauxhall for his own pleasure, and also worked as master of Ballet at the Valentino, Mabille, and Elysée-Montmartre. He also danced with La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge, where he enjoyed great success. He appeared alongside La Goulue on the 1891 Moulin Rouge poster, which was posted all over Paris. Through Lautrec his tall, haggard figure in top hat became world famous. ## Related artworks - [A Corner of the Moulin de la Galette]() - [Admiral Viaud]() - [After the Meal]() - [Alfred la Guigne]() - [Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant]() - [Ambassadeurs: Aristide Bruant]() - [An Examination at the Faculty of Medicine in Paris]() - [At the Circus: Horse and Monkes Dressage]() - [At the Moulin Rouge: La Goulue and her Sister]() - [At the Moulin Rouge or The Promenade]() - [At the Moulin Rouge]() - [At the Moulin Rouge]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()