Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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Gustave-Lucien Dennery, Paris
Antonio Santamarina, Buenos Aires
Vente : Christie's, New York, 15 novembre, 1988, lot 102

Buenos Aires, Centro de Artes Visuales, Instituto Torcuato di Tella, Toulouse-Lautrec, 1964, no. 4

M. G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son œuvre. Catalogue des dessins, vol. V,  New York, 1971, no. D.2.802, illustré p. 459 

Executed on white wove paper, not laid down, t-hinged to the mount at top two corners. There is a half-inch square paper loss to the right of the top edge. There is a one-inch tear to the top of the left edge and there are half-inch tears at intermittent intervals to the top, right and left edges. Most tears are not visible when work is framed. There is a crease running across the top right corner through the horse at the top right. Apart from some handling creases and discolouration throughout this work is in good condition.
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stamped with the monogram (lower left), pen and ink on paper. Executed circa 1883.