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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Lot 41

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)

Sept pointes sèches

Closed21 September 2016

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Sept pointes sèches
the set of seven drypoints, 1898, on Japan paper, fine impressions of the rare first edition, each with the artist's red signature stamp, from the edition of approximately 25 impressions, published posthumously by Manzi, Joyant & Cie, Paris, 1911 (there was also a second edition of 350 published in 1926), the full sheets, with deckle edges on one or two sides, generally in very good condition, lacking the original grey cover
Sheets 370 x 330 mm. (and similar)
(7)

Maurice Joyant, Paris (1864-1930); then by descent.
Acquired from the above by the present owners.

Specialist note

The subjects of this series include the artists Charles Maurin, Francis Jourdain, Henri Somm; the explorer Viscomte de Brettes, and the wrestler Ville, amongst others.

Only a few lifetime impressions of three of the plates from this series (W. 242, 243 & 247) are known. The remaining four plates are only available in posthumous impressions. To our knowledge, this very rare complete first set from the first edition is the only example to be offered at auction within the last thirty years.

Wittrock records nine complete sets in public collections.