Lot Essay
Lautrec corrected the bicycle chain's proportion and pedal placement from the Cycle Michael image and made this successful version for the company.
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La Chaîne Simpson (D. 360; W. P26; Adr. 189)
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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
La Chaîne Simpson (D. 360; W. P26; Adr. 189)
lithograph in colors, 1896, on wove paper, the colors fresh, Wittrock's only state, printed by Chaix, with the Republique Française inkstamp, with wide margins, horizontal and vertical creases (restoration on the left creases), pale light-staining, a few tears along the margin edges, a few small areas of stray blue pastel, otherwise in good condition, laid down to linen, framed
L. 32¼ x 47½ in. (819 x 1207 mm.)
S. 34½ x 48¾ in. (876 x 1238 mm.)
La Chaîne Simpson (D. 360; W. P26; Adr. 189)
lithograph in colors, 1896, on wove paper, the colors fresh, Wittrock's only state, printed by Chaix, with the Republique Française inkstamp, with wide margins, horizontal and vertical creases (restoration on the left creases), pale light-staining, a few tears along the margin edges, a few small areas of stray blue pastel, otherwise in good condition, laid down to linen, framed
L. 32¼ x 47½ in. (819 x 1207 mm.)
S. 34½ x 48¾ in. (876 x 1238 mm.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, November 8, 1984, sale 5235, lot 632.
Exhibited
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Toulouse-Lautrec - The Guardsmark Collection, September 10 - October 22, 1989.
Roslyn Harbor, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, La Belle Époque & Toulouse-Lautrec, June 8 - September 7, 2003.
Roslyn Harbor, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, La Belle Époque & Toulouse-Lautrec, June 8 - September 7, 2003.