Mar 05, 2009 - Sale 2172

Sale 2172 - Lot 40

Unsold
Estimate: $ 40,000 - $ 60,000
HENRI TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Group of 4 pen and ink drawing studies for Brandès et Leloir, dans Cabotins.

Etude tête Mr. Leloir * Mr. Leloir: Etude de trois têtes * Mr. Leloir * Mme. Brandès. Each circa 1894. The largest 217x174 mm; 8 1/2x6 7/8 inches. Each with the artist's monogram in ink on the recto. One inscribed "Equisses Cabotins '94" in pencil, on the verso. Two drawn on sheets with printed text from the play Les Cabotins.

Each with an authentication from Louis Barbier, Institut Toulouse-Lautrec, Courtenay, June 22, 2003.

With--Brandès et Leloir, dans Cabotins, lithograph printed in olive green on smooth, cream wove paper, 1894. 406x300 mm; 16x11 7/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 50. With the artist's red ink stamp (Lugt 1338, lower right recto). Published by Kleinmann, Paris. A very good impression of this scarce print. Delteil 62; Adhémar 66; Adriani 68.