Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, La Revue Blanche, Lithograph, 1895

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Lithograph by henri de toulouse lautrec. Ii° state, with the text . Supported by a frame, not canvassed. La revue … Read more Lithograph by henri de toulouse lautrec. Ii° state, with the text . Supported by a frame, not canvassed. La revue blanche was a literary magazine. Toulouse-lautrec made this poster to depict the wife of thadée natanson, one of the founders of the magazine. The poster is not applied on canvas , it's simply extended. This condition contributes to define its rarity. Reference : published in the general catalogue "toulouse-lautrec litografie", officine grafiche a. Vallardi, milano, 1965, n. 115. This subject is part of the moma collection henri de toulouse lautrec was famous in paris for his posters, typical of the belle epoque. He took up lithography at a high point, in a moment in which technical advances made it possible to print large scale of colorful posters. Toulouse-lautrec's posters were noteworthy for their highly simplified and abstracted designs. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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