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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Le Crocodile, Menu (D. 200; ADR. 199; W. 175)
- lithograph
- sheet 670 by 480 mm 26 3/8 by 18 7/8 in
Lithograph, 1896, one of three known impressions of the first state (of three), on Japan paper, framed
Condition
The full sheet, in good condition. Two sheet layers are separating at the lower left corner, several flattened horizontal creases, and the deckle at top and bottom have flattened creases.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Provenance
Ex coll. Ludwig and Erik Charell, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, sale November 13 and 14, 1979, lot 588
Sold Sotheby's New York, sale 6496 November 17 and 18, 1993, lot 942
Acquired by the present owner from the above
In November 1896 Lautrec visited the châteaux of the Loire with his friends Maurice Guilbert, Maurice Joyant, Gabriel Tapié de Céleyran and the latter's girl friend. While at Blois they discussed Marie de' Medici's escape from her son Louis XIII. The next month Lautrec gave a dinner party to celebrate the excursion and transformed the story to serve as a menu for the occasion. He cast Guibert as Marie's rescuer and Tapié de Céleyran's girl friend as Marie, while Tapié is the monster at the upper edge and Joyant is the crocodile. Lautrec, ever the observer, is seated on a stool sketching the episode.
Ex coll. Ludwig and Erik Charell, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, sale November 13 and 14, 1979, lot 588
Sold Sotheby's New York, sale 6496 November 17 and 18, 1993, lot 942
Acquired by the present owner from the above
In November 1896 Lautrec visited the châteaux of the Loire with his friends Maurice Guilbert, Maurice Joyant, Gabriel Tapié de Céleyran and the latter's girl friend. While at Blois they discussed Marie de' Medici's escape from her son Louis XIII. The next month Lautrec gave a dinner party to celebrate the excursion and transformed the story to serve as a menu for the occasion. He cast Guibert as Marie's rescuer and Tapié de Céleyran's girl friend as Marie, while Tapié is the monster at the upper edge and Joyant is the crocodile. Lautrec, ever the observer, is seated on a stool sketching the episode.
This lithograph is extremely rare. This is one of only three impressions of the first state, while an additional five impressions of the second state, with the lettering for the menu, are recorded. Two impressions of the third state, which shows only the figure of Lautrec, are also known.