Toulouse-Lautrec Henri, Unique Drawing, Catalogued Start Price USD 20,000.00 Current Price USD 20,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Thursday, May 22, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Toulouse-Lautrec Henri, Unique Drawing, Catalogued' Description ARTIST: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) TITLE: Croquis à l'encre (Sketch in Ink), c. 1876 MEDIUM: Unique, Original Pen & Ink Drawing on Paper IMAGE SIZE: 9 ¼" x 7 1/8" (23.5cm x 18.1cm) FRAMED SIZE: 28 3/8" x 26 3/8" (72.09cm x 67cm) SIGNATURE: Stamped with artist's monogram, 'TL' in red in the lower left (catalogued as Lugt no. 1338). EDITION: Unique, original drawing CONDITION: The work remains in fine condition, with clear image and bold lines. There are miscellaneous pencil notations on the reverse. DISCUSSION: Created in c. 1876, this unique pen and ink drawing features Toulouse-Lautrec's signature monogram stamp, 'TL' in red in the lower left. Offering incredible insight to Henri Toulouse-Lautrec's form and technique in hand-drawn works, this Croquis à l'encre features various figural studies and sketches done by the artist in a seemingly random and highly expressive manner. Several profile studies of faces can be seen as well as a full-body profile of a man whose bones are also featured - as if Toulouse-Lautrec were attempting to study the physiology of the human form in order to better translate them on paper. We also see whimsical and charming studies of animals, from dogs with floppy ears to a fox on the prowl and even a timid goose. What gives this work a highly intimate quality, is the fact that each stroke of the pen can be seen and studied throughout each of the images. As we are more familiar with Toulouse-Lautrec's works that entail bright, poster-size, publicity images of can-can dancers and the stage, this piece reveals another side of his many talents: a classic sketch artist who also studied and appreciated the human form. PROVENANCE: - M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York - Otto Preminger, New York CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ & COA: It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work): 1. Dortu, M.G. Toulouse-Lautrec et son œuvre. Catalogue des dessins, vol. IV, Collectors Editions: New York, 1971. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. D.466 on pgs. 78-9. 2. Joyant, Maurice. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864 - 1901, Dessins, estampes, affiches, vol. 2, Paris, 1927. Illustrated on pg. 178. 3. Lugt, Frits. Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, Amsterdam, 1921. Signature stamp listed and illustrated as cat. no. 1338 on pg. 240. ABOUT THE FRAMING: Conservation framed with museum-quality archival materials, this work is set in a beautiful, Italian-style gold and bronze moulding that gracefully complements this marvelous work. Its intricately carved detailing serves to accent Toulouse-Lautrec's ornate composition and even echoes the nature of his stroke and lines that outline the expressive movement of his characters within Croquis à l'encre. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. I. WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? II, QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? III. ABOUT US IV. PAYMENT V. SHIPPING AND HANDLING WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? You can also e-mail us at alex@masterworksfineart.com or you can visit our ABOUT US PAGE QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? If you are concerned about dealing with someone sight unseen we can offer the following to help reassure you. 1. 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