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Vintage TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Litho Print LA VACHE ENRAGEE

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Vintage TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Litho Print LA VACHE ENRAGEE
This is a vintage lithograph print from the set printed in 1951 by Mourlot Freres of Paris. Original poster artwork by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Printed on superb quality paper; colors are bright and crisp. SIZE: Approx. 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". Several examples are known where Lautrec drew on work by other artists whom he admired. In this poster there are clear references to Adolphe Willette's humorous themes and rococo style of illustration style of illustration. Willette was the founder and illustrator of the short-lived monthly 'La Vache Enragee' (the angry cow) edited by the cartoonist Adolphe Roedel. This coloured poster of the same title was commissioned for the appearance of the magazine March 1896. As a reference to the wretched financial state of most artists, the term 'manger de la vache enragee' (meaning roughly, 'meaning not having enough to eat') was adopted as the motto for the 'Vachalcade' which was held on Montmarte annually from 1896. This was an artists' procession, with fanfares and allegories on fame and the muses; it also included a furious cow and a troupe of pretty girls as a satire on Europa with the bull. The event was organized by Roedel.

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Near mint condition except for a couple of light dents. Kept in portfolio - never framed.