HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Le jockey (D. 279; W. 308; Adr. 345)
lithograph in colors, 1899, on Chine, the colors fresh, Wittrock's second (final) state and edition, from the edition of 100 (there were also 12 on Japon), printed by H. Stern, published by Pierrefort, the full sheet, unobtrusive horizontal creases (visible mainly from the reverse), a few soft vertical creases at the upper left sheet edge, a few areas of pale soiling in the corners, otherwise in good condition, framed
S. 20¼ x 14 1/8 in. (514 x 358 mm.)
Provenance
Isselbacher Gallery, New York, June 1974.
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.
Lot Essay
Pierrefort intended to publish a portfolio of horse racing subjects which would have included W. 309-11, however Le jockey was the only one realized as an edition.
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