Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French
Rookie Veterinarian Attempting to Retrieve His Wristwatch, 1881
Oil on cardboard
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1503 (7/29/16)
Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here, here, here (archived if necessary), here, here, here, here (continued here and here), here (can be read in full for free on Fridays), here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here (archived if necessary), here, and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his page (Google translated French Wikipedia page may have more).
/// Count Alphonse and his horse-racing staff
dye this animal’s coat brown, and laugh.
Longest legs win the race,
so they plan to replace
his brown horse with this short-necked giraffe.
/// To ensure the disguise will not fail,
they’ve affixed to its rear a fake tail
which is made of horsehair.
Now, in all Paris there
are no violin bows left for sale.
/// The groom takes a large sponge and applies
several coatings of chestnut brown dyes.
Dipped the sponge in his pail,
lifted up the fake tail,
and he paints the giraffe’s inner thighs.
/// In the background Toulouse-Lautrec waits,
watching Father, the groom and his mates.
Hearing their “long-leg” talk,
when he has a gimp walk,
explains why, his Dad Alphonse, he hates.