May Milton

Details

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
Toulouse-Lautrec, H.
May Milton
lithograph in colors, on wove paper, 1895, Wittrock's state B (of C) aside from the edition of 25 with remarque, printed by Ancourt, Paris
Sheet: 31 ¼ x 24 1/8 in. (794 x 613 mm.)

Provenance

Ambroise Vollard, Paris.
Henri M. Petiet, Paris (acquired from the estate of the above).

Literature

Delteil 356; Wittrock P17; Adhémar 149; Adriani 134

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Lot Essay

May Milton was an English dancer who appeared at the Moulin Rouge, one of Paris's most popular café-concerts. This poster was commissioned by Milton herself to advertise her tour of the United States. Pablo Picasso later included an image of this print in the background of The Blue Room, his 1901 Blue Period painting now at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.

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