Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
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Title:
Michael book plate XXI
Date:
1951
Size:
9.75" x 12.5"
Medium:
Lithograph
Price:
$350.00
INV. #:
14862
MICHAEL; Artist: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec; size: 9.75" x 12.5"; 1950; archival linen backed; excellent condition and ready to frame.
Printed in dark green. This lithograph, though intended for use as a poster; was never employed for that purpose. The figure on the right, holding the stop watch, is the Sporting Correspondent Frantz Reichel. The figure on the left, bending forward, is Michael's manager and coach Choppy Warburton. The cyclist on the track is Michael, the famous young English champion with his celebrated tooth-pick in his mouth. The scene is the old Buffalo cycle track which was then at Neuilly, France.
In 1891, Toulouse-Lautrec decided to investigate the potential of lithography. Working with Pierre Bonnard's lithographer Ancourt, he learned the craft from the bottom up - and within months, brought it to an unprecedented artistic zenith. He managed to cram some 400 lithographs into the remaining ten years of his life, 31 of which were posters, and all of which were the cream of graphic design. His masterpieces define the limits of poster style: where Jules Chéret epitomizes a completely external, impersonal viewpoint, Toulouse-Lautrec is the embodiment of internal, personal vision with a point to make - not, to be sure, a moral judgment, but rather an amused, wry observation on the passing scene.
Once he became immersed in Paris nightlife, entertainers became his primary subject matter, but he was also known to create portraits and caricatures for many of his friends. He skillfully used lines and color to subtly imply background or props for his characters, and these touches incorporated reality with the already present warmth and charm in his posters.
This is a lithographed reproduction (1950) of an 1896 Lautrec design. This lithograph, though intended for use as a poster, was never employed for that purpose; but an edition of 200 numbered copies was printed.
The figure on the right, holding the stop-watch, is the Sporting Correspondent Frantz Reichel; the figure on the left, bending forward, is Michael's manager and coach, Choppy Warburton. The cyclist on the track is Michael, the famous young English champion, with his celebrated tooth-pick in his mouth. The scene is the old Buffalo cycle-track, which was then at Neuilly.
Printed in dark green. This lithograph, though intended for use as a poster; was never employed for that purpose. The figure on the right, holding the stop watch, is the Sporting Correspondent Frantz Reichel. The figure on the left, bending forward, is Michael's manager and coach Choppy Warburton. The cyclist on the track is Michael, the famous young English champion with his celebrated tooth-pick in his mouth. The scene is the old Buffalo cycle track which was then at Neuilly, France.
In 1891, Toulouse-Lautrec decided to investigate the potential of lithography. Working with Pierre Bonnard's lithographer Ancourt, he learned the craft from the bottom up - and within months, brought it to an unprecedented artistic zenith. He managed to cram some 400 lithographs into the remaining ten years of his life, 31 of which were posters, and all of which were the cream of graphic design. His masterpieces define the limits of poster style: where Jules Chéret epitomizes a completely external, impersonal viewpoint, Toulouse-Lautrec is the embodiment of internal, personal vision with a point to make - not, to be sure, a moral judgment, but rather an amused, wry observation on the passing scene.
Once he became immersed in Paris nightlife, entertainers became his primary subject matter, but he was also known to create portraits and caricatures for many of his friends. He skillfully used lines and color to subtly imply background or props for his characters, and these touches incorporated reality with the already present warmth and charm in his posters.
This is a lithographed reproduction (1950) of an 1896 Lautrec design. This lithograph, though intended for use as a poster, was never employed for that purpose; but an edition of 200 numbered copies was printed.
The figure on the right, holding the stop-watch, is the Sporting Correspondent Frantz Reichel; the figure on the left, bending forward, is Michael's manager and coach, Choppy Warburton. The cyclist on the track is Michael, the famous young English champion, with his celebrated tooth-pick in his mouth. The scene is the old Buffalo cycle-track, which was then at Neuilly.