Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a contradiction incarnatean aristocrat of decay, a chronicler of ecstasy, and a genius whose frailty sharpened his perception of life's most urgent truths. To encounter his work is to confront not the prettified myth of the Belle Epoque, but the pulse beneath its velvet glovethe Paris of smoke, sweat, and laughter echoing through Montmartre's cabarets. His life and legacy form a thesis on the radical power of observation, the elevation of the marginalized, and the alchemy of transforming human imperfection
Bar Rêve in Cobble Hill is inspired by Belle Époque Paris, with plenty of red velvet and crystal chandeliers. They'll shake and stir all the classics, but their original cocktails riff off different paintings from masters like Renoir and Monet.