Lot Essay
The present work is a study for the poster and book cover of Babylone d’Allemagne by Victor Joze (1894), a satirical exploration of German bourgeoisie.
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THE PHILLIPS FAMILY COLLECTION
HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
Babylone d'Allemagne (recto); Études (verso)
Details
HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
Babylone d'Allemagne (recto); Études (verso)
stamped with monogram (recto and verso)
peinture à l'essence on board (recto and verso)
23 3⁄8 x 15 5⁄8 in. (59.4 x 39.5 cm.)
Painted in 1894
Babylone d'Allemagne (recto); Études (verso)
stamped with monogram (recto and verso)
peinture à l'essence on board (recto and verso)
23 3⁄8 x 15 5⁄8 in. (59.4 x 39.5 cm.)
Painted in 1894
Provenance
Marquis Denis, Anselme.
Acquired by the Phillips family by 1971.
Acquired by the Phillips family by 1971.
Literature
M. Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paris, 1926, vol. I, p. 282.
M.G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre, New York, 1971, vol. III, p. 328, p. 533 (recto illustrated, p. 329).
M.G. Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son oeuvre, New York, 1971, vol. III, p. 328, p. 533 (recto illustrated, p. 329).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Manzi-Joyant, T.-Lautrec rétrospective, 1914, no. 191.
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Chevaux et cavaliers, 1948, no. 268.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, April-June 1968, no. 12.
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, European Drawings in the Canadian Collection, 1976, no. 58.
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Chevaux et cavaliers, 1948, no. 268.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, April-June 1968, no. 12.
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, European Drawings in the Canadian Collection, 1976, no. 58.
Further Details
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