Lot 82
  • 82

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
  • Cheval - rectoCheval - verso
  • stamped with the artist's monogram (lower left) - recto
  • pencil on paper
  • 8 x 12 3/8 in.

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

Maurice Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901, vol. II, Paris, 1927, verso possibly listed p. 179
Madeleine Grillaert Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son œuvre, vol. IV, New York, 1971, recto no. D.I.123 and verso D.I.124, illustrated p. 189

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in two points along the upper edge. The edges are deckled. There is small tear (approx. 0.3 cm) to the lower right corner and some nicks along the extreme edges (not visible when framed). Some of them has been repaired with Japan paper. There are a few handling marks along the extreme edges and a small media mark on the right of the horse, possibly original (visible in the catalogue illustration). The sheet is light stained and there are a few specks of foxing in places. This work is in overall good condition.
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