This artist spent extensive time living in the Belle Époque brothel after receiving a commission to paint its walls. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this artist who depicted two women kissing in his Bed set of paintings. Jane Avril stands behind a lesbian couple waltzing in one of this painter’s many works set at the Moulin Rouge.
ANSWER: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
[10h] Toulouse-Lautrec sketched the lesbian clown Cha-u-Kao in this set of lithographs depicting daily life at brothels he frequently visited. Other works in this series include Woman at the Tub.
ANSWER: Elles [or Them]
[10m] Depictions of queer women by Toulouse-Lautrec include a painting of this woman arriving with her sister and lover at the Moulin Rogue. A poster by Toulouse-Lautrec depicts this dancer doing the “can-can” next to Valentine the Boneless.
ANSWER: La Goulue (“GOO-loo”) [or Louise Weber]
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