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Lot 5
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
  • La Java (recto) and Nain Flutiste (verso): a double sided drawing
  • inscribed 9. iv (upper left on the recto)
  • Pencil on paper
  • 5 by 8 1/2 in.
  • 12.7 by 21.6 cm.

Provenance

Martha Schaeffer, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1980

Literature

Maurice Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, vol. II, Paris, 1927, p. 181
M.G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son Oeuvre, vol. IV, New York, 1971, cat nos. D1.679 & D1.680, illustrated p. 277

Condition

The sheet is in generally good condition aside from the artist's pinholes, which are evident in the upper and lower right corners. There is minor light stain throughout both sides of the sheet. On the recto, the left edge is somewhat ragged. On the verso, there is evidence of glue residue from a previous matting along the upper left edge.
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