Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)

This unrecorded working proof is very likely a faux dècalques, one of a number of impressions pulled from the key stone for the purposes of transferring the design to any additional stones required for colour. A non-greasy ink was used for the transfer so that the design itself didn't print. Using a separate stone for each colour, the outline was then used as a guide for the addition of areas of colour, whether contour or en-bloc. A comparison between the final state of the poster and this present proof shows that Lautrec transferred part of this design onto the red stone, which he used to delineate the contour of the woman's face and her draped arm.