TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Henri de (1864-1901)

Autograph letter signed [S.l., 1892 ?], 2 pages in-4 in ink on "Lithographic Prints" letterhead. (Numerous marginal restorations, stains and traces of folding).
Signed autograph letter, most probably to the man of letters A. Siegel, about the edition of the engraving The Hanged Man. Executed at the request of the magazine La Dépêche de
Toulouse, in 1892 to announce Siegel's soap opera Les Drames de Toulouse, it depicts an episode of the Callas affair.
Toulouse-Lautrec sent a copy to its addressee: "I shot at thirty, plus three authors, so one for you, the other for Ancourt and the other for me". Edward
Ancourt was a printer famous for his posters in collaboration with many artists of his time such as Bonnard, Steinlen or Vuillard.
Toulouse-Lautrec's activity as a poster artist is an important part of his graphic work, and he designed and had printed more than thirty copies of Le Pendu: "This edition is not unflattering for my vanity to be a poster artist [...]".
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Lot no. 352

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Henri de (1864-1901) Autograph letter signed [S.l., 1892 ?], 2 pages in-4 in ink on "Lithographic Prints" letterhead. (Numerous marginal restorations, stains and traces of folding). Signed autograph letter, most probably to the man of letters A. Siegel, about the edition of the engraving The Hanged Man. Executed at the request of the magazine La Dépêche de Toulouse, in 1892 to announce Siegel's soap opera Les Drames de Toulouse, it depicts an episode of the Callas affair. Toulouse-Lautrec sent a copy to its addressee: "I shot at thirty, plus three authors, so one for you, the other for Ancourt and the other for me". Edward Ancourt was a printer famous for his posters in collaboration with many artists of his time such as Bonnard, Steinlen or Vuillard. Toulouse-Lautrec's activity as a poster artist is an important part of his graphic work, and he designed and had printed more than thirty copies of Le Pendu: "This edition is not unflattering for my vanity to be a poster artist [...]".

Estimate
€1,200 - €1,500
Result
€1,430
Buyer's premium
30%
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC Henri de (1864-1901) Autograph letter signed [S.l., 1892 ?], 2 pages in-4 in ink on "Lithographic Prints" letterhead. (Numerous marginal restorations, stains and traces of folding). Signed autograph letter, most probably to the man of letters A. Siegel, about the edition of the engraving The Hanged Man. Executed at the request of the magazine La Dépêche de Toulouse, in 1892 to announce Siegel's soap opera Les Drames de Toulouse, it depicts an episode of the Callas affair. Toulouse-Lautrec sent a copy to its addressee: "I shot at thirty, plus three authors, so one for you, the other for Ancourt and the other for me". Edward Ancourt was a printer famous for his posters in collaboration with many artists of his time such as Bonnard, Steinlen or Vuillard. Toulouse-Lautrec's activity as a poster artist is an important part of his graphic work, and he designed and had printed more than thirty copies of Le Pendu: "This edition is not unflattering for my vanity to be a poster artist [...]".
Sale Tuesday 16 June 2020・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 3 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris