Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901) Yvette Guilbert from...

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£420

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901)
Yvette Guilbert from Le Café Concert (1893)

Original lithograph, printed in brownish black ink on cream wove paper, laid down on board
Signed in monogram

Dimensions:
16.25 in. (H) x 11.75 in. (W)

In this portfolio, working with the artist Henri-Gabriel Ibels and the writer Georges Montorgueil, Lautrec created an ode to the café-concert. Montorgueil’s essay argued that the café-concert was not a den of iniquity, but rather a tonic for modern life and a place for people from all walks of life to relax and commune. Lautrec’s images capture a cross-section of people involved in Paris nightlife, from dancers and singers to spectators, staff, and nightclub impresarios including Aristide Bruant.

cf. The same lithograph in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), object number: 1107.1964.2