Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Elles

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Elles
The complete set of 12 lithographs, including the cover and frontispiece
Printed in 1896 by Auguste Clot, Paris
Published by Gustave Pellet, Paris, in an edition of one hundred

Signed by the artist in pencil on the inside of the cover
Each sheet numbered Serie no 28 and inscribed with the publisher’s paraphe (Lugt 1194) in brown ink
Each sheet with the publisher’s purple stamp (Lugt 1190)
An extremely fine, uniform set
On wove paper made for this publication, watermarked with the names of the artist and publisher
The cover on laid Japan paper without watermark (as published)
The full sheet, with fresh colours, in excellent condition
Sheets and images: 20 ¾ x 15 ¾ in. (52.5 x 40.3 cm.) (and similar)
(12)

Provenance
Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern
Dr. Walter Neuerburg, Cologne (acquired from the above, 10 August 1959).
By descent from the above to the present owners.

Pre-Lot Text
Property from a European Estate

Literature
L. Delteil, Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré: Toulouse-Lautrec (Volume X), Paris, 1920, nos. 179-189.
J. Adhémar, Toulouse-Lautrec: His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints, London, 1965, nos. 200-210.
W. Wittrock, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints, London, 1985, nos. 155-165.
G. Adriani, Toulouse-Lautrec: Das Gesamte Graphische Werk – Sammlung Gerstenberg, Cologne, 1986, nos. 171-181.
R. Thomson, “Images of the maisons closes” in Toulouse-Lautrec, exh. cat., Yale University, New Haven, 1991.
D. Sweetman, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Fin-de-Siècle, London, 1999.
J. Döring, Toulouse-Lautrec und die Belle-Époque, exh. cat., Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2002.