Toulouse Lautrec was a man who was very well known for regularly drinking absinthe. The man was pretty much addicted to the drink and purely obsessed. Toulouse Lautrec would make various paintings which would portray a bar scene with various people enjoying the green fairy. The paintings would be taken place in various night spots located in Montmartre.
Hollow Cane
Toulouse Lautrec also became famous for his hollow cane which was packed full with absinthe in it while walking around the streets of Paris throughout the night.
Paintings
While Toulouse Lautrec made a lot of paintings which depicted his love for absinthe, there was one which probably stood out in front of the others. Monsier Boileau au café would probably be the painting which Toulouse Lautrec is most famous for or could be considered the best painting which related to absinthe that was painted by Toulouse Lautrec. Although, so many of his paintings included absinthe in them, there is a chance that a more amazing masterpiece was painted and went unnoticed.
Toulouse Lautrec was just one of many men and women who regularly enjoyed absinthe back in those times. It was a drink which inspired a lot of artwork and literature and many brilliant minds were at their best while under the influence of absinthe. While some people may argue that there are many negative effects to drinking absinthe, there were so many famous people who were known for being so intelligent that would drink absinthe regularly so some will probably beg to differ. |
