Premier Auction - Session I - March 24, 2023
Fri, Mar 24, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 580
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Poster
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French, 1864-1901)
(W. P16 C), 1895, monogrammed lower left in stone, commissioned by G. Charpentier and E. Fasquelle, Paris, publishers,, Ancourt, printer, lithograph in colors on two sheets of wove paper, 50-1/8 x 36-5/8 in.; parcel gilt wood frame, 50-1/4 x 36-3/4 in.
Note: The subject of this poster is Misia Godebska, one of Lautrec's favorite models and the wife of Thadée Natanson, who in 1891, founded La revue blanche.
Literature: Wittrock, Wolfgang, Catherine E. Kuehn, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Toulouse-Lautrec : the Complete Prints. Vol. 2, London: Sotheby's Publ, 1985. p. 786-787, No. P 16 C
Condition
toning, waviness to paper with evidence of some moisture tidelines verso, lined with linen, small points of chipping at edges
Wally Findlay Galleries, Chicago, Palm Beach (label verso backing), No. 38941; Collection of an Important Atlanta, Georgia Family
