Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Trapéziste du Cirque Fernando

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Trapéziste du Cirque Fernando
signed 'HTLautrec' (lower right)
oil on board
25 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (65.5 x 46.3 cm.)
Executed in 1890

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Provenance
Mr Olivier Sainsère, Paris, before 1923.
Mme Olivier Sainsère, Paris, by descent from the above.
Private collection, by descent from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009.

Literature
M. Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864-1901, vol. I, Paris, 1926, p. 270 (illustrated p. 195; with incorrect dimensions).
F. Fosca, Les albums d'art Druet XI: Lautrec, Paris, 1928, n.p. (illustrated pl. XIII, n.p.).
E. Schaub-Koch, Psychanalyse d'un peintre moderne: Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Paris, 1935, p. 183.
M. G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre, vol. II, New York, 1971, no. P.372, p. 200 (illustrated p. 201).

Exhibited
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Peintures et Lithographes originales de H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, January - February 1910, no. 16.
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Exposition H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, April - May 1931, no. 61, p. 17.
Paris, Galerie Raphaël Gerard, Quelques oeuvres choisies du XIXe et du XXe siècle, no. 57.
Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris and the Moulin Rouge, December 2012 - April 2013, pp. 250-251 (illustrated).