Interpretive Resource

Student Reference: Impressionist Paintings of the Circus
An introduction for young readers to Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Circus: Work in the Ring. Learn about the artist's love of the circus and compare his work with Renoir's painting of two acrobat sisters.

Danzis, Steve F. et al. Behind the Lions: A Family Guide to the Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, p. 88-89.