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Toulouse-Lautrec
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"Lautrec's series Elles (consisting of 10
sheets with a frontispiece and cover) is one of the high points
of 19th century art. It was a pictorial to what the artist experienced
in the maisons closes (brothels) of Paris. 'They' are 'women to
my liking', as he used to say cynically, and he often lived with
them for weeks at a time during 1892 to 1895, constant witness
of their daily lives, of suffering and intimacy…"
(Adriani,
p.222)
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"Elles" - Poster Gallery
click on each image for details and price
"The naturalness and spontaneity of these women, to whom nakedness was
habitual,
imbued them with a grace reminiscent of that of the nymphs and goddesses
of antiquity,
which professional models clumsily and artificially seek in vain to emulate.
For Lautrec, beauty was inherent in life,
in movement, in the absence of physical or moral restraint,
and he wished to indicate the unquestionable superiority of the prostitutes
in this respect over other women" (Dortu,
p.142)
Full set of ten (original printing 1896) estimated at US $ 500,000-700,000,
Christies, N.Y. Lot 22, Oct. 2001 (edition of 100 only, very rare)
"In 1952 the renowned
French printer printed this superb series "Elles" for collectors.
They are reduced lithographic versions of Lautrec's most famous portfolio.
They are truly the most beautiful printing I have been able to find
in this size format." Greg.
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"Coverture"
Frontispiece for "Elles" EL.1 printed Paris, 1952
$125.00
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"Clownesse Assine"
Madamemoiselle
Cha-U-KaoEL.2 printed Paris, 1952
$275.00
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"Le Dejeuner du matin"
Breakfast EL.3 printed Paris, 1952
$125.00
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"Femme Couchee"
Woman wakingEL.4 printed Paris, 1952
$125.00
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"Le Tub" EL.5 printed Paris, 1952
$225.00
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"La Toilette" EL.6 printed Paris, 1952
$125.00
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"Femme se peignant"
Woman combing her hairEL.7 printed Paris, 1952
$125.00
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"Devant la glace"
Woman looking
into a mirrorEL.8 printed Paris, 1952
$175.00
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"Deux Femmes" EL.9 printed Paris, 1952
$175.00
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"Femme en Corset"
...passing conquestEL.10 printed Paris, 1952
$225.00
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"Lassitude"
EL.11 printed Paris, 1952
$125.00
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