HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

La passagère du 54 - Promenade en yacht (D. 366; W. P20; Adr. 137)

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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
La passagère du 54 - Promenade en yacht (D. 366; W. P20; Adr. 137)
lithograph in colors, 1896, on wove paper, Wittrock's third (final) state, printed by Bourgerie et Cie., the full sheet (printed to three sides), the sheet slightly toned, with a central horizontal fold, a 17-in. restored vertical split extending down from the upper edge, other repaired splits and paper losses (mainly at the upper right margin edge and areas in and surrounding the lower text), otherwise in good condition, laid down to canvas, framed
S. 23 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (606 x 410 mm.)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, May 4-6, 1981, sale 4595, lot 605b.

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

Commissioned by La Plume (Léon Deschamps) as a poster for an international exhibition of posters at the Salon des Cent. The artist's model was a woman he found interesting while on a boat trip that same year.

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