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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)

L'Artisan Moderne

Closed22 April 2022

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HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
L'Artisan Moderne
lithograph in colors, on wove paper, 1896, a very rare proof before the advertisement text and printer's name and address, framed
Image: 35 1⁄2 x 25 1⁄4 in. (900 x 641 mm.)
Sheet: 36 1⁄2 x 25 5⁄8 in. (927 x 651 mm.)

Specialist note

This poster was conceived as an advertisement for an interior design company. Toulouse-Lautrec transforms the scene into a parody of a doctor's visit. The 'modern artisan' arrives with a toolbox, escorted by the maid, ready to assist his ailing client in her boudoir. This is an early proof printed before the addition of text. Only two proofs in this state have come to auction in the past.