Jane Avril at the Jardin de Paris is a painting by Toulouse Lautrec, painted in 1893. The painting portrays a can-can dancer in bright oranges and yellows, dancing against the monotoned background. Emphasis is brought to the slender, attractive woman by her vivid coloring against the brown tones behind her and the dull black foreground. Music notes and some sort of a string instrument, perhaps a cello or bass, are displayed in the foreground of the scene. The woman's name is displayed in large letters at the top of the painting: Jane Avril.
Jane Avril was a can-can dancer who was made famous by Toulouse Lautrec, who used her as the subject of numerous paintings. Lautrec is also well known for promoting the famous burlesque club, the "Moulin Rouge" in Paris. It is quite possible that promoting the club with this painting was intended. The audience intended or this poster is presumably men, attracted to the colorful, beautiful woman enjoying her self to the music showing off her shapely legs. This painting was distributed as a poster. This poster is cleverly designed, with the attention drawn to the dancer, and the musical instrument portrayed in the foreground, promising elegant music with the show.
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