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<b>HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)</b> <p> <b>571. Troupe de Mlle Eglantine.</b> 1896.
31 x 22 3/4 in./78.8 x 57.9 cm
Cond B+/Slight tears a edges; slightly trimmed at edges. Framed.
Ref: Wittrock, P21C; Delteil, 361; Adriani, 162-III; Wine Spectator, 43; DFP-II, 850; Wagner, 23; Masters 1900, p. 49; PAI-XXXI, 676
“At the height of the cancan’s popularity, dancers formed groups which offered their services as a unit; whether the troupe of Mlle Eglantine was the best of them we don’t know, but it is certainly the only one publicized by the best. Toulouse-Lautrec did it at the request of his friend, Jane Avril. From left to right, we see Jane Avril, ClÈopatra, Eglantine and Gazelle. As with his Moulin Rouge poster, he lets the white of the petticoats, punctuated by stockinged legs, do most of the talking, but he also offhandedly gives each girl a distinct character in only a few lines limning their facial expressions” (Wine Spectator, 43). The poster was designed for the group’s London appearance at the Palais Theatre; Jane Avril asked her friend Henri at the last minute to leave the name of the venue out of the design, hoping that it would be a success and travel to other theaters as well. Unfortunately, the Troupe was not well received and they went no further. But the cancan, which was usually performed at the time in a formation of four dancers, as shown here, continues to live in our imagination due to the lively, fresh and original composition of this poster.
<b>Est: $30,000-$40,000.</b>
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