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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(France, 1864-1901)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 790 - 2 230 EUR
1 820 - 2 270 USD
Hammer price
38 000 SEK
Purchasing info
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Lena Rydén
Stockholm
Lena Rydén
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
(France, 1864-1901)

'Silhouette de femme de dos'

Unsigned. Executed around 1892. Pencil on paper. I: 18.5 x 10.5 cm.

Provenance

Maurice Bunau-Varilla (1856-1944), Paris; his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 9-10 July 1947, lot 9 (as part of an album with drawings); M. Raykis (acquired at the above sale) Claes and Elizabet Philip, Trollesund, Ludgo, Sweden (later Stockholm); by descent.

Exhibitions

Göteborgs Konstmuseum (Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden), "Toulouse-Lautrec, Teckningar", 2-27 September 1955, no 57; Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, October 1955, "Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec", catalogue number 269, no. 57 (under the title "Figur med hatt, bakifrån"); Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, "Toulouse-Lautrec 100 år", October 1964-February 1965; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, "Toulouse-Lautrec", 26 December 1967 - 3 March 1968, no. 235 (under the title "ÉTUDE DE FEMME, VUE DE DOS" / "Figur med hatt, bakifrån").

Literature

M.G. Dortu, "Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre. Les Artistes et leurs oeuvres. Études et Documents mis en oeuvre par Paul Brame et C.M. De Hauke, Catalogue des Dessins, Tome V", 1971, listed and illustrated: D. 3.287.

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French artist and designer born in Albi in the south of France. From a young age, he suffered from a skeletal disease that stunted his growth. He unfortunately died at the early age of 36, but despite this managed to create enough art to last an average lifetime. Toulouse-Lautrec studied in Paris under Léon Bonnat, Fernand Cormon, and René Princeteau, having horse paintings as his specialty. Similarly to Edgar Degas Toulouse-Lautrec depicted various aspects of everyday life, including racecourses, music and dance halls, and cabarets. He is most notably known for his poster art, notably the advertising posters for the Moulin Rouge cabaret, featuring cabaret artists such as Jane Avril and Aristide Bruant. His work was inspired by the Orientalist and geometric flatness seen in Japanese prints, incorporating bold black lines and sweeping diagonals. Toulouse-Lautrec was one of the most important and innovative poster artists of his time, known for his exceptional use of color and dynamic compositions.

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