Belle Époque and Beyond: Prints from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman
Belle Époque and Beyond: Prints from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
L'ANGLAIS AU MOULIN-ROUGE (D. 12; ADR. 7; W. 2)
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November 23, 05:28 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
1864 - 1901
L'ANGLAIS AU MOULIN-ROUGE (D. 12; ADR. 7; W. 2)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1892, signed in pencil and numbered 'No. 73' from the edition of 100, on Van Gelder laid paper, printed by Ancourt, published by Boussod, Valadon et Cie., Paris, framed
image: 473 by 371 mm 18½ by 14¾ in
sheet: 630 by 485 mm 24⅞ by 19⅛ in
Isselbacher Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1981
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1981
Depicting Lautrec’s friend, the English painter William Tom Warrener (1861 - 1934), L'anglais au Moulin-Rouge is derived from a painting formerly in its subject’s collection. A regular at the Moulin Rouge, the English artist, with his cane, moustache and top hat, is shown as an ageing dandy chatting up two female companions, identified as Rayon d’Or and La Sauterelle. While their proper bonnets and clothing disguise their professional status at the dance hall, their suggestive attitudes and narrowed eyes reflect the risqué nature of their conversation with the Englishman.