Lot Essay
Commissioned by Jane Avril, the first woman on the left, they are dancing a variation of the can-can in the London Palace Theatre. One can detect the rivaling expressions on each dancer.
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La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine (D. 361; W. P21; Adr. 162)
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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine (D. 361; W. P21; Adr. 162)
lithograph in colors, 1896, on wove paper, the yellow vibrant, Wittrock's state C (of D), with letters, the full sheet (printed to three sides), the sheet slightly toned, a few pinholes at the upper margin corners, soft creasing along the lower margin edge, otherwise in very good condition, laid down to canvas, framed
S. 24 3/8 x 31¼ in. (619 x 793 mm.)
La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine (D. 361; W. P21; Adr. 162)
lithograph in colors, 1896, on wove paper, the yellow vibrant, Wittrock's state C (of D), with letters, the full sheet (printed to three sides), the sheet slightly toned, a few pinholes at the upper margin corners, soft creasing along the lower margin edge, otherwise in very good condition, laid down to canvas, framed
S. 24 3/8 x 31¼ in. (619 x 793 mm.)
Provenance
Isselbacher Gallery, New York, January 1980.
Exhibited
Memphis, Tennessee, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Lithographs and Silkscreens, August 29 - October 10, 1980.
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Toulouse-Lautrec - The Guardsmark Collection, September 10 - October 22, 1989.
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Degas, Forain, Toulouse-Lautrec: Images of Dancers, October 13, 2002 - January 5, 2003.
Roslyn Harbor, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, La Belle Époque & Toulouse-Lautrec, June 8 - September 7, 2003.
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Toulouse-Lautrec - The Guardsmark Collection, September 10 - October 22, 1989.
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Degas, Forain, Toulouse-Lautrec: Images of Dancers, October 13, 2002 - January 5, 2003.
Roslyn Harbor, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, La Belle Époque & Toulouse-Lautrec, June 8 - September 7, 2003.