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Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864 - 1901) BABYLONE D'ALLEMAGNE Printed in 1894 Lithograph printed in colors, 1894, on linen-backed wove paper, printed by Chaix, Paris, tasteful...

Limited edition vintage lithographic reproduction poster of "Cadieux" by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, published in 1968 by The Sunday Times (London). This limited edition poster is nu...

Programme poour Le Chariot de Terre Cutte Lithograph printed in blue on pink tint thin wove paper, 1895 Signed with the artist's "TL" monogram (see photo) lower center edge Published...

Color lithograph. Printed by Ancourt, Paris. The Divan Japonais was a small café-concert at 75 rue des Martyrs, Paris, where Yvette Guilbert began her career. This is Toulouse-Lautr...

Henri DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) Divan Japonais, 1895 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") Here one of the rare copies of the deluxe edition on Japanese paper, limited to 150 copies (not numbered) INFORMATION : Plate 2 of "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche...

The original 1898 lithography entitled "Le Concert" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is a work of great artistic finesse, capturing both the artist's distinctive style and the elegant scene of society at the time. This lithograph features a well-dressed, wealthy couple in a red theater box. The gentleman is Gabriel Tapié de Céleyran and the lady is Émilienne d'Alençon. The woman is dressed in fur and wears an elaborate black hat, exuding undeniable elegance and sophistication. Lautrec meticulously captures the details of their clothing and expressions, creating a striking depiction of 19th-century high society. This lithograph was commissioned from Toulouse-Lautrec by Ault and Wiborg, American manufacturers of lithographic ink. It was part of a limited edition printed in Paris, with the original zinc plates subsequently shipped to America for printing in the main edition. The four original zinc plates are now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago. This work is all the more remarkable as it is believed to be the only lithograph Lautrec...

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Jane Avril, Jardin de Paris" poster, created in 1898, is an emblematic piece of poster art at the time. It is part of the "Maîtres de l'Affiche" collecti...

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Divan Japonais, 75 rue des Martyrs" poster, created in 1896, is an emblematic example of the poster art of the period. It is part of the "Maîtres de l'Af...

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Moulin Rouge Bal La Goulue" poster, created for Les Maîtres de l'Affiche as plate number 122, is an outstanding example of the poster art of the period. ...

Paper Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches ( 36.83 x 26.67 cm ) Image Size: 12.5 x 9 inches ( 31.75 x 22.86 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Lithograph from the book ...

Paper Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches ( 36.83 x 26.67 cm ) Image Size: 12.25 x 7.75 inches ( 31.115 x 19.685 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Lithograph from the...

Paper Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches ( 36.83 x 26.67 cm ) Image Size: 13.75 x 9.5 inches ( 34.925 x 24.13 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Addit...

Color Lithograph on wove paper, 1896. Artist's orange-red and black signature stamps, numbered in pencil (#12), from edition of 100 published by A. Vollard in the 2nd "Album des esta...

Color lithograph on Chine volant, 1899. Edition of aproximately 112. Printed by H. Stern, Paris. Published by Pierrefort, Paris. Reference: Wittrock; 308-2nd edition, vol. 2, pg. 6...

Commissioned by The Ault & Wiborg Co., USA. Color Zincograph on wove paper, 1896. Hand-signed in black crayon. Wittrock C (of C) edition. Reference: Wittrock; P28, vol. 2 pg 810. ...

Paper Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches ( 36.83 x 26.67 cm ) Image Size: 12 x 9 inches ( 30.48 x 22.86 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Lithograph from the book ' ...

Paper Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches ( 36.83 x 26.67 cm ) Image Size: 13.5 x 9 inches ( 34.29 x 22.86 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Additional Details: Lithograph from the book ' The Posters of Toulouse-Lautrec', lithography by Mourlot Freres. Henri De Toulouse Lautrec 1954 Lithograph Titled ""Theatre Antoine La Gitane De Richepin...

'Babylone d'Allemagne' or 'German Babylon' is an original lithograph poster by the lauded artist of the Art Nouveau style Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This is the second poster that La...

Paper Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches ( 36.83 x 26.67 cm ) Image Size: 13.75 x 9.5 inches ( 34.925 x 24.13 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Lithograph from the b...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) "FEMME AU TUB" (Woman with Tub) From the series, “Elles”, c. 1896 Wittrock 159, Adhemar 204 From the edition of 100; per Wittrock Original color crayon brush and splatter lithograph, five colors, printed on wove paper Printed without margins to deckled edge of paper Bearing Artist’s Monogram Stamp...

Paper Size: 14.5 x 10.5 inches ( 36.83 x 26.67 cm ) Image Size: 13.25 x 9.5 inches ( 33.655 x 24.13 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Lithograph from the b...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) "Yvette Guilbert – A Menilmontant de Bruant" Delteil 255, Adhemar 311 Lithograph printed in black with beige t...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) PROMENOIR Delteil 290, Adhemar 324, Wittrock 315 Lithograph printed in olive black-green ink, c. 1899 Printed on japon paper, Full margi...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) "LA CHAINE SIMPSON" Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris Bearing MDL stamp lower right, from issue #60, 1900. Plate #238 Unframed Size: 11 3/8 x 15 3/4” The "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" series was offered as a subscription series to collectors every month for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900. The "Maitres de l'Affiche," were issued as separate numbered sheets, referred to as "plates". They were numbered, with the printers name "Imprimerie Chaix," in the margin at the bottom left hand corner, "PL.1" to "PL.240." In the margin at the bottom right hand corner of each, is a blind embossed stamp from a design of Cheret's. The smaller format and the fact the "Maitres" were a paid subscription series, allowed Imprimerie Chaix to use the latest state of the art printing techniques, not normally used in the large format posters due to cost. A very high quality of paper was used, where as the large format posters were printed on lesser quality newsprint, due to cost and a short expected life span. This explains why the quality of the printing, in the "Maitres de l'Affiche," usually far exceeds that of their larger counterparts. "In her recent excellent biography of Lautrec, Julia Frey indicates that 'Henry, the frustrated athlete, was compulsively familiar with the vocabulary and technical aspects of a variety of sports in which he could participate as a spectator: horse and bicycle racing, wrestling, yachting, bullfighting. He watched them all with the same intensity that he watched a line of dancers or a circus bareback rider, attracted by the beauty of movement, but also by the smells, sounds and excitement of the spectacle (Frey, p.353) His 'insider' knowledge of the cycling field shows up abundantly in this poster for the French agent of the Simpson bicycle chain company. In the foreground is the champion cyclist Constant Huret. In the background are Tristan Bernard, the sports impresario who was a close friend of Lautrec, with Louis Bougle, the French agent who adopted the name 'Spoke.' A touch of levity is added by what appears to be a 'bicycle-built-for-ten' in the upper-left corner, in fact it's two five-seaters, known at the time as 'quints.'"(Rennert, PAI-XXII, 35)Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec came from an aristocratic background, having been born the son of an earl.Even as a schoolboy he showed a talent for drawing. By 14 he had suffered two horse back riding accidents, combined with a serious bone disease which eventually left him crippled for life. His body continued to grow but not his legs, he would remain only five feet tall and suffer pain and embarrassment his entire life.At the age of 18, Lautrec moved to Montmartre in Paris to study art seriously. He worked with artists Louis Anquentin, Emile Bernard, Degas, Van Gogh and others. He became a frequenter of the the cafes, cabarets and brothels of the neighborhood, drawing from them inspirations for his artistic themes. As the artist's stature grew, several magazines wanted to publish his work, including Le Rire. His subjects, as well as street life, included some of the most famous music-hall performers, with whom he became friends, such as Yvette Guilbert, La Goulue Jane Avril, May Milton, May Belfort...

Paper Size: 10.5 x 14.5 inches ( 26.67 x 36.83 cm ) Image Size: 9 x 12 inches ( 22.86 x 30.48 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional ...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) PROMENOIR Delteil 290, Adhemar 324, Wittrock 315 Lithograph printed in olive black-green ink, c. 1899 Printed on japon paper, Full margi...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, HENRI DE (1864-1901) "LA VACHE ENRAGÉE" Wittrock P27B, Adhemar 197 Original color lithograph Wittrock’s State III of III with letters Printed on buff wove paper, c. 1896 Bears artist stamp “TL” upper right, dated 96 Image size: 22 1/2” x 23 5/8” Several examples are known where Lautrec drew on work by other artists whom he admired. In this poster there are clear references to Adolphe Willette's humorous themes and rococo style of illustration. Willette was the founder and illustrator of the short-lived monthly “La Vache Enragee”(the angry cow) edited by the cartoonist Adolphe Roedel. This colored poster of the same title was commissioned for the appearance of the magazine March 1896. As a reference to the wretched financial state of most artists, the term “manger de la vache enrage” (meaning roughly, “meaning not having enough to eat”) was adopted as the motto for the “Vachalcade”which was held on Montmarte annually from 1896. This was an artists' procession, with fanfares and allegories on fame and the muses; it also included a furious cow and a troupe of pretty girls as a satire on Europa with the bull. The event was organized by Roedel"(Adriani p.217) Toulouse-Lautrec took up lithography at a high point in its history, when technical advances in color printing and new possibilities for large scale led to a proliferation of posters as well as prints for the new bourgeois collector. In his short career, he created more than three hundred fifty prints and thirty posters, as well as lithographed theater programs...

The program for the Théâtre de l'Œuvre, illustrated by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in 1896, is an artistic creation rich in meaning and symbolism, embodying the convergence of the avant-garde theater world and the artist's creative genius. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, born in 1864, was a precursor of poster art and lithography. He was renowned for his ability to capture the essence of the society of his time and reflect it through his art. The program poster for the Théâtre de l'Œuvre bears witness to this ability, incorporating visual and symbolic elements that go beyond the limits of poster art. The encyclopedic revue presented at the theater, featuring Oscar Wilde's "Salome" and Romain Coulus' "Raphael", was a bold exploration of the art and culture of the time. The poster subtly captures the social and cultural tensions and questionings of the period. Toulouse-Lautrec's position between Oscar Wilde and Félix Fénéon, the two "imprisoned", symbolizes the convergence of their fates and the issues of the time. Wilde, broken by his incarceration, and Fénéon, an ostensible observer, are linked by Lautrec, creating a network of meanings that transcends mere visual representation. The Théâtre de l'Œuvre program illustrated by Toulouse-Lautrec in 1896 is a poignant reminder of the role of art in society...

Very nice original poster of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec published by Gustave Pellet in 1896 for an exhibition at La Plume. Familiar with various Parisian closed houses, Toulouse-Lau...