Graulhet: the painter Toulouse-Lautrec in the heart of a treasure hunt

It was summer … Meanwhile, But what year? Nevertheless, We don’t know! However, What is certain is that the man seated at the back of the carriage was none other than Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. For example, who returned to the family castle of myfa after several years of Parisian life. Consequently, The famous painter-afficker had planned this halt of a few days in Lautrec. housed at the modest inn of the Knights. And there, anonymously, he crunched the landscapes of his childhood and the portraits of the villagers.
One evening. sitting at the inn table, he was intrigued by the complaint sung in a soft voice by a young woman graulhet: painter toulouse-lautrec heart treasure with gold hair and blue eyes. He painted it on a simple piece of canvas, an unrivaled work among its Parisian creations. He left the hostel the next day. and this canvas, left as a gift to the young woman, remained long hung on the walls of the hostel.

This painting, never listed in the painter’s catalog, was never found, considered lost and disappeared.
This is how Graulhet Time Libre. after a huge research work conducted by Michel Durand and Yves Portes, is committed “in the footsteps of the lost canvas”. Delicate operation carried out in real experts a few days ago, with around forty people divided into four groups. Ten months of preparation. reflection guided the participants in all directions: on the hiking trails around Lautrec and within the village to the mill. Everyone will have understood that this story was invented from scratch. and that it was a new graulhet: painter toulouse-lautrec heart treasure treasure hunt whose theme “Toulouse-Lautrec” corresponded to the current temporary exhibition at the Albi Museum, bringing together the entire works of the artist devoted to the art of the poster.

Roadmap. material clues and photos, paint case, works-huzzle to reconstruct, “Leutrec” currency specially struck for the game, etc. : Everything had been thought of to stimulate the imagination and awaken the curiosity of the participants. The disappeared canvas (in reality painted by Michel Durand) was finally discovered in the Sabotier-Musée and auction.

The Blues team, having garnered the most “Lautrec” currency, ultimately acquired the work, now out of anonymity. A total immersion in the artist’s universe. more true than life, where everyone had to deploy multiple talents and show insight.

An incredible work of the organizing team for a sporting. fun and cultural day to put to the credit of Michel, Cécile and Danielle Durand graulhet: painter toulouse-lautrec heart treasure as well as Claire Druilhe and Yves Portes.