A Woman to Know: Jane Avril
Dancing solo, I created a sensation. — Jane Avril
(image via Wikimedia)
People think Henri Toulouse-Latrec's paintings and posters brought her to life. But it's Jane who brought his art to life.
When Toulouse-Latrec was just another Montmartre local haunting nightclubs and bars, Jane, then a young cancan dancer at the Moulin Rouge, commissioned him to …
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