Lucien Guitry

Details

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Lucien Guitry
inscribed 'M Guitry/Chez M. Bourdoncle/à la Mothe Loing' (upper left)
pencil on paper
4½ x 6 7/8in. (11.5 x 17.5cm.)

Provenance

Brunau-Varilla, Paris
Anon. sale, Hôtel Drouot Paris, 9-10 July 1947, lot 9 where purchased by M. Raykis
Private Collection

Literature

M. G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre, vol. VI, New York, 1971, no.D.4.299, (illustrated p.758)

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Lot Essay

Lucien Guitry was a friend of Toulouse-Lautrec. A well known actor, he played at Sarah Bernhardt's Théâtre de la Renaissance. In 1900, Toulouse-Lautrec designed a programme for a performance of Zola's L'Assomoir at the Théâtre de la Porte-St-Martin which Guitry directed.
This portrait was drawn at Mr Bourdoncle's house in la Mothe Loing.

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