Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
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Title:
Le Pendu
Date:
1950
Size:
9.75" x 12.5"
Medium:
Lithograph
Price:
$275.00
INV. #:
7738
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 a poster Lautrec designed in April 1892. The poster was commissioned by Arthur Huc, Director of La Depeche de Toulouse. In it's first state, it was pasted on a larger poster, the text of which, in 3 color lithography, announced that: On April 16th, La Depeche will publish the first installment [sic] of a new great romance by A. Siegel, based on local history and entitled "Dramas of Toulouse"...
This copy is taken from a secondary version of the poster, in which the design has been redrawn and the year 1895 has been added.
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 a poster Lautrec designed in April 1892. The poster was commissioned by Arthur Huc, Director of La Depeche de Toulouse. In it's first state, it was pasted on a larger poster, the text of which, in 3 color lithography, announced that: On April 16th, La Depeche will publish the first installment [sic] of a new great romance by A. Siegel, based on local history and entitled "Dramas of Toulouse"...
This copy is taken from a secondary version of the poster, in which the design has been redrawn and the year 1895 has been added.