Editing Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (section)

=== Rise to recognition ===
In 1888, the Belgian critic [[Octave Maus]] invited Lautrec to present eleven pieces at the ''Vingt'' (the 'Twenties') exhibition in Brussels in February. [[Theo van Gogh (art dealer)|Theo van Gogh]], the brother of [[Vincent van Gogh]], bought ''Poudre de Riz'' (Rice Powder) for 150 francs for the [[Goupil & Cie]] gallery.
From 1889 to 1894, Toulouse-Lautrec took part in the [[Société des Artistes Indépendants|Salon des Indépendants]] regularly. He made several landscapes of Montmartre.<ref name="TL-Book1" /> Tucked deep into Montmartre in Monsieur Pere Foret's garden, Toulouse-Lautrec executed a series of pleasant [[en plein air]] paintings of Carmen Gaudin, the same red-headed model who appears in ''The Laundress'' (1888).

In 1890, during the banquet of the XX exhibition in Brussels, he challenged to a duel the artist [[Henry de Groux]], who criticised van Gogh's works. [[Paul Signac]] also declared he would continue to fight for Van Gogh's honour if Lautrec was killed. De Groux apologised for the slight and left the group, and the duel never took place.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Toulouse Lautrec |last=Gimferrer |first=Pere |publisher=Rizzoli |year=1990 |isbn=0-8478-1276-6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Martin |date=2019-09-12 |title=New discoveries: Paul Signac painted watercolours of Van Gogh's asylum |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/discovered-paul-signac-watercolours-of-van-gogh-s-asylum |access-date=2021-09-23 |website=The Art Newspaper}}</ref>

Toulouse-Lautrec contributed several illustrations to the magazine ''[[Le Rire]]'' during the mid-1890s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.toulouselautrec.free.fr/litholerire_en.htm |title=Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec > Lithographies > Le Rire |website=www.toulouselautrec.free.fr}}</ref>