Country of Origin: Germany,Year Printed: 1959,Modified Item: No,Topic: Fine Arts: Monographs,Binding: Hardcover,Illustrator: TOULOUSE LAUTREC,Author: TOULOUSE LAUTREC,Subject: Art & Photography,Original/Facsimile: Original,Language: German,Publisher: R. Piper Bucherei & Co Verlag,Special Attributes: RARE OUT OF PRINT, Lithograph Print Illustrations, Illustrated THIS TOULOUSE LAUTREC " MONTMARTRE " RARE VINTAGE 1959 LITHOGRAPH PRINT COLLECTOR'S HARDCOVER ART BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE FINE ART HARDCOVER BOOK IS PUBLISHED BY R. PIPER - BUCHEREI & CO. VERLAG MUNCHEN, PRINTED IN GERMANY IN 1959 BY KARL WENSCHOW GMBH, MUNCHEN. IT FEATURES A MONOGRAPH COLLECTION OF LITHOGRAPH PRINTS OF THE ARTIST TOULOUSE LAUTREC, WITH ACCOMPANIED GERAMN LANGUAGE TEXT. HENRI DE TOULOUSE LAUTREC ( 1864 - 1901 ) THE FRENCH PAINTER, PRINTMAKER, AND ILLUSTRATOR WHO'S IMMERSION IN THE COLORFUL AND THEATRICAL LIFE OF PARIS IN THE 19TH CENTURY, ALLOWED HIM TO PRODUCE A COLLECTION OF ENTICING, ELEGANT AND PROVOCATIVE IMAGES OF THE MODERN SOMETIMES DECADENT AFFAIRS OF THOSE TIMES. TOULOUSE LAUTREC RECORDED THE STYLE OF HIS PERIOD SO PERFECTLY THAT OUR IMPRESSION OF LATE 19TH CENTURY PARIS IS POPULATED WITH HIS DANCERS, ACTORS. PROSTITUTES, AND CLOWNS. HIS LITHOGRAPHS, ESPECIALLY HIS POSTERS, MADE FRANCE AND THE WORLD CONSCIOUS OF HIS SUBJECTS AND HIS ART. THE POSTERS WITH THEIR DARING FREEDOM OF LINE, COLOR, AND COMPOSITION, HAD AN OVERWHELMING INFLUENCE ON THE ART OF HIS TIME. HIS REVOLUTIONARY USE OF COLOR IN LITHOGRAPHY HELPED TO MAKE THESE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS INTO WORKS OF GRAPHIC ART IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. TOULOUSE LAUTREC'S LITHOGRAPHIC WORKS ARE DELICATE AND STRONG AT ONCE, YET SENSITIVE AND PRECIOUS TO US FOR THEIR MASTERY OF LINE AND STRIKING IN THEIR ACUTE OBSERVATION. THIS VERY RARE BOOK IS A BEAUTIFUL FINE ART PRESENTATION ON AN INTIMATE SCALE OF THE BEAUTY IN WHICH HENRI DE TOULOUSE LAUTREC'S WORKS IN LITHOGRAPHY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED. A TRUE TASTE OF THE WORLD OF TOULOUSE LAUTREC. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT COLLECTOR'S ART BOOK MEASURES 4 7/8" W X 7 1/2" H X 1/4" D, WITH 64 PAGES. IT FEATURES 52 LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING 45 FULL PAGE PLATES. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WEAR FROM AGE AND USE TO THE COVERS. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE.