Almost immediately after the the Chat Noir moved out of 84 boulevard de Rochechouart, Aristide Bruant and his cafe, Le Mirliton, moved in. The opening of the cafe happened to be at about the same time that Toulouse-Lautrec moved to Montmartre and while Toulouse-Lautrec knew a lot of people who hung out at the Chat [...]
Portrait of Van Gogh, c.19887
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