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Toulouse-Lautrec Framed 1966 LIthograph, #1891518

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Toulouse-Lautrec Framed 1966 LIthograph, #1891518
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Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1966, first edition Lithograph. The full framed size of this Toulouse-Lautrec is 23.5" x 19.5". Professional and custom assembled. Silver 2" wood molding with double matting and foam-core backing. <p>Titled: Portrait de femme a la fourrure [ Portrait of woman has the fur ] <p>Henri Toulouse-Lautrec 1864-1901, French painter and lithographer; b. Albi. Son of a wealthy nobleman, Lautrec fell and broke both legs when he was a child and his growth was permanently stunted. Showing an early gift for drawing, he studied with Bonnat and Cormon and set up a studio of his own when he was 21. As a youth he was attracted by sporting subjects and admired and was influenced by the work of Degas. His own work was, above all, graphic in nature, the paint never obscuring the strong, original draftsmanship. He detailed the music halls, circuses, brothels, and the cabaret life of Paris with a remarkable objectivity born, perhaps, of his own isolation. His garish and artificial colors, the orange hair and electric green light of his striking posters, caught the atmosphere of the life they advertised. Lautrec's technical innovations in color lithography created a greater freedom and a new immediacy in poster design. His posters of the dancers and personalities at the Moulin Rouge cabaret are world renowned and have inspired countless imitations. After a life of enormous productivity and debauchery, Lautrec suffered a mental and physical collapse and died at the age of 37. His ...
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<tr><td>Location:Chicago, IL</td></tr>
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