1864-1901, painter and lithographer, was the son of a wealthy nobleman. As a youth he was influenced by the work of Degas. His own work is, above all, graphic in nature. He detailed the music halls, circuses, brothels, and cabaret life of Paris with a remarkable objectivity. His garish and artificial colors, the orange hair and electric green light of his striking posters, caught the atmosphere of the life they advertised. Lautrec's technical innovations in color lithography created a greater freedom and a new immediacy in poster design.