2. Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born in France in 1864. The artist was a close friend of Vincent Van Gogh, even using him as a subject in his painting. Toulouse-Lautrec is considered one of the great painters of the Post-Impressionist period. The artist favoured painting the theatrical life of Paris in the 1800’s, giving his audiences personal and provocative peeks inside the Moulin Rouge. Unfortunately, the artist suffered from a variety of health issues including pycnodysostosis (a disease that causes very short brittle bones). This may have been the culprit that caused his short stature. Depression caused Toulouse-Lautrec to begin drinking and he died in poverty in 1901 from complications caused by his prolific alcoholism – as well as syphilis.