HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

Babylone d'Allemagne (D. 351; W. P12; Adr. 58)

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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Babylone d'Allemagne (D. 351; W. P12; Adr. 58)
lithograph in colors, 1894, on wove paper, Wittrock's state B (of B), with letters, printed by Chaix, with the Republique Française inkstamp, the full sheet, horizontal central fold (split and restored at upper center), a few creases throughout, areas of staining along the upper sheet edge, small losses along the lower right sheet edge and corner, a spot of foxing and creasing of paper at upper center, otherwise in good condition, laid down to Japon, framed
S. 46 5/8 x 32 3/8 in. (1184 x 822 mm.)

Provenance

Isselbacher Gallery, New York, April 1975.

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

The second poster done to advertise a book by Victor Joze. Both were controversial for their statements questioning German morals and militaristic activies at the time. A small form of it was also used for the book's jacket cover.

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