Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

ARISTIDE BRUANT DANS SON CABARET (D. 348; ADR. 12; W. P9)

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November 23, 05:05 PM GMT

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25,000 - 35,000 USD

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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC

1864 - 1901

ARISTIDE BRUANT DANS SON CABARET (D. 348; ADR. 12; W. P9)


Lithograph printed in colors, 1893, Wittrock's C of D, on two sheets of linen-backed wove paper, printed by Ancourt, commissioned by Aristide Bruant, Paris, framed

image: 1290 by 954 mm 50¾ by 37½ in

sheets (overall): 1383 by 1005 mm 54⅜ by 39½ in

Isselbacher Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Guardsmark Collection, September-October, 1989, no. 11, p. 30, illustrated in color p. 64 and on the back cover
Aristide Bruant was a successful singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur who ran the Montmartre cabaret, Le Mirliton, where he was renowned for creating a sensation by abusing his audience. He showed an early interest in Lautrec’s work and commissioned more posters from the artist than anyone else - four in total. In this poster, his third, Lautrec emphasizes his subject’s personal and professional bravado through both the entertainer’s trademark costume of a wide-brimmed hat, cape, and red scarf, and a bold use of Japanese graphic elements, including flat fields of color and a calligraphic line.