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Aristide Bruant

French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner

b. 1851 CE – d. 1925 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Aristide Bruant (6 May 1851 – 10 February 1925 (aged 73)) is a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner.

He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

He has also been credited as the creator of the chanson réaliste musical genre.

Moran, J. (2017). Aristide Bruant. History Atlas. Retrieved 2 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/aristide-bruant/

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