Lot Essay
This sensuous, Art Nouveau inspired image of Jane Avril and a snake traveling up her dress was the last poster he did of her - and one of his most striking images.
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Jane Avril (D. 367; W. P29; Adr. 354)
Details
HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Jane Avril (D. 367; W. P29; Adr. 354)
lithograph in colors, 1899, on wove paper, Wittrock's state B (of B), printed by H. Stern, the full sheet (printed to upper and lower edges), the sheet slightly toned, pale time staining, a few soft handling creases, scattered small foxmarks throughout (three larger foxmarks at upper center), a minor crease through the plume at upper left, a few minor losses and tears along the left and lower sheet edges, minor rubbing along the lower sheet edge, laid down to wove paper, framed
S. 22 x 14¾ in. (558 x 375 mm.)
Jane Avril (D. 367; W. P29; Adr. 354)
lithograph in colors, 1899, on wove paper, Wittrock's state B (of B), printed by H. Stern, the full sheet (printed to upper and lower edges), the sheet slightly toned, pale time staining, a few soft handling creases, scattered small foxmarks throughout (three larger foxmarks at upper center), a minor crease through the plume at upper left, a few minor losses and tears along the left and lower sheet edges, minor rubbing along the lower sheet edge, laid down to wove paper, framed
S. 22 x 14¾ in. (558 x 375 mm.)
Provenance
Isselbacher Gallery, New York, May 1979.
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.