Description:Created in 1894, this unique pencil drawing features Toulouse-Lautrec's signature monogram stamp, 'TL' in red in the lower left.
Wonderfully expressive and vibrant, this work gives us an intimate look into Toulouse-Lautrec's various studies into the female form. Specifically, this sketch awards us insight into how he constructed his more iconic renditions of the Parisian theatre and bohemian life in his posterworks of the late 1800s. This is a beautifully simple and elegant study of the mannerisms of a typical stage performer, amidst elaborate and frilly costume. The liveliness of the fabric which projects upward at the flick of every move gives us the feeling we are part of the show. As observers and even audience members, Toulouse-Lautrec engages and delights in each piece of his eclectic œuvre.
PROVENANCE:
- Estate of the artist.
- Dr. Georges Viau, Paris.
- Marcel Guiot, Paris.
- Th. P. Halperin, United States.
- Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Schimmel, New York.
- R.H. Ellsworth, Ltd., New York.
- Property of a Private American Collection.
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. V, Collectors Editions: New York, 1971. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. D.3.498 on pgs. 582-3.
2. 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 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 this dancing figure within Recherche. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
