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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Ambassadeurs, Aristide Bruant, 1892
- Lithograph printed in colors
- 140 x 96,3 cm (55 1/16 x 38 in.)
Lithographie en couleurs, sur deux feuilles, sur vélin, rentoilé
Literature
Loys Delteil, Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré X-XI, H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paris 1920, n. 343
Wolfgang Wittrock, Toulouse-Lautrec: the complete prints, éd. Philip Wilson Publishers, 1985, P4
Gotz Adriani, Toulouse-Lautrec The Complete Graphic Works, pour la Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, 1988 en association avec Thames & Hudson, 1988, n. 3
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 652
Aristide Bruant, chanteur de Montmartre fut une figure centrale de la vie nocturne du Paris bohème au tournant du siècle. Lautrec réussit à capturer la force de cette personnalité identifiée par son écharpe rouge, sa canne et son béret noir, dans plusieurs affiches qui lui sont consacrées. Les Ambassadeurs restera la plus importante. Bruant identifie immédiatement cette affiche comme un chef d'oeuvre, à la différence du directeur du cabaret. Il exige la publication très visible de cette affiche de part et d'autre de la scène avant de se produire au cabaret. Elle est ensuite rapidement placardée sur toutes les bornes de Paris
The singer Aristide Bruant was an imposing figure of Parisian nightlife, with his characteristic red scarf, walking stick and black beret and cloak. Lautrec conveyed the performer's strong character in several posters he designed to promote Bruant's performances at various cafés/cabarets in the bohemian quarter. Of these, the 'Ambassadeurs' is the most important. Bruant viewed the work a masterpiece and refused to perform at the cabaret unless it was prominently displayed flanking the stage. It was soon to be seen on billboards throughout Paris.
Wolfgang Wittrock, Toulouse-Lautrec: the complete prints, éd. Philip Wilson Publishers, 1985, P4
Gotz Adriani, Toulouse-Lautrec The Complete Graphic Works, pour la Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, 1988 en association avec Thames & Hudson, 1988, n. 3
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, éd. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 2004, p. 652
Aristide Bruant, chanteur de Montmartre fut une figure centrale de la vie nocturne du Paris bohème au tournant du siècle. Lautrec réussit à capturer la force de cette personnalité identifiée par son écharpe rouge, sa canne et son béret noir, dans plusieurs affiches qui lui sont consacrées. Les Ambassadeurs restera la plus importante. Bruant identifie immédiatement cette affiche comme un chef d'oeuvre, à la différence du directeur du cabaret. Il exige la publication très visible de cette affiche de part et d'autre de la scène avant de se produire au cabaret. Elle est ensuite rapidement placardée sur toutes les bornes de Paris
The singer Aristide Bruant was an imposing figure of Parisian nightlife, with his characteristic red scarf, walking stick and black beret and cloak. Lautrec conveyed the performer's strong character in several posters he designed to promote Bruant's performances at various cafés/cabarets in the bohemian quarter. Of these, the 'Ambassadeurs' is the most important. Bruant viewed the work a masterpiece and refused to perform at the cabaret unless it was prominently displayed flanking the stage. It was soon to be seen on billboards throughout Paris.
Condition
With margins on each side, the colours strong, horizontal and vertical creases mainly in the lower part of the sheet (the longest ones extending across the sheet horizontally above and through the letters ‘son cabaret’), these occasionally touched in, a few repaired tears and creases mainly towards the sheet edges, occasional paper losses, some of these defects occasionally touched in and made up, occasional scuffing (in the yellow at left of the face and in the black figure at right), the paper tone has slightly darkened over time, supported on linen, framed.
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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.