Le petit trottin (D. 27; W. 14; Adr. 36)

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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Le petit trottin (D. 27; W. 14; Adr. 36)
lithograph with stencil coloring, 1893, on wove paper, from the third edition published after 1901, from the edition of unknown size, with full margins, pale time staining, otherwise generally in very good condition, framed
L. 11 x 7 5/8 in. (279 x 194 mm.)
S. 13¾ x 10 5/8 in. (349 x 270 mm.)

Lot Essay

This music sheet cover portrays the many errand girls who peopled the streets of Paris and who were regarded as fair game by the boulevardiers. Here Le petit trottin returns the glance of a dandy, perhaps ready to make an assignation. It has been suggested that Maurice Guibert, a friend of Lautrec's, was the model for the male figure.

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