HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) Chevaux et chiens lévriers

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
Chevaux et chiens lévriers
indistinctly stamped with the artist's monogram (Lugt 1338; lower right)
pen and India ink and pencil on paper
20 x 31 cm. (7 7⁄8 x 12 ¼ in.)
Executed in 1881

Provenance
Gustave Pellet (1859-1919), Paris; probably acquired directly from the artist.
Maurice Exsteens (1887-1961) & Maud Pellet, Paris; by descent from the above.
Robert von Hirsch (1883-1977), Frankfurt am Main & Basel; his posthumous sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 27 June 1978, lot 849.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.

Literature
M. Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, vol. II, Dessins, estampes, affiches, Paris, 1927, p. 182 (titled 'Chevaux et chiens'; with incorrect medium).
M. Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paris, 1930, no. 16 (ill.; with incorrect medium).
M.G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son œuvre, vol. V, Catalogue des dessins, New York, 1971, no. D.2.063, pp. 342-343 (ill.; with incorrect medium).
B. Denvir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Paris, 1991, no. 26, pp. 42 (ill.) & 211 (titled 'Chevaux et lévriers').