Lot Essay
Commissioned by the author Victor Joze to publicize his controversial book Reine de joie: moeurs de demi-monde.
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Reine de Joie (D. 342; W. P3; Adr. 5)
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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Reine de Joie (D. 342; W. P3; Adr. 5)
lithograph in colors, 1892, on two joined sheets of wove paper, Wittrock's only state, printed by Ancourt, with the Republique Française inkstamp, with margins, the sheet slightly toned, unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds, a few restored tears and losses (mainly in the margins), surface soiling, otherwise in good condition, laid down to Japon, framed
S. 57 1/8 x 39 in. (1451 x 990 mm.)
Reine de Joie (D. 342; W. P3; Adr. 5)
lithograph in colors, 1892, on two joined sheets of wove paper, Wittrock's only state, printed by Ancourt, with the Republique Française inkstamp, with margins, the sheet slightly toned, unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds, a few restored tears and losses (mainly in the margins), surface soiling, otherwise in good condition, laid down to Japon, framed
S. 57 1/8 x 39 in. (1451 x 990 mm.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, May 2, 1984, sale 5173, lot 37.
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.