Jane Avril
Brush lithograph printed in colors, 1899, Wittrock P 29 A, from the pencil signed edition of proably 25; Adhémar 323; Delteil 367 and Adriani 354. 22 1/8 x 14 in. (Image); 22 1/8 x 15 in. and 560 x 380mm (sheet size) Signed in pencil, lower left and with the snake remarque. This is a fine impression with great colors in generally very good condition. The sheet is full as printed apart from slightly irregular trimming along the right side. There's a small, skillfully repair in the upper left corner. There's a faint remnant of old adhesive along the top edge and occasional small breaks in the sheet edges which have also been properly repaired. The sheet is slightly toned within the left and right edges and also along the top where an earlier mat covered the top of image by about one inch. This impression bears the pencil numbering "13/21" near the signature which is slightly confusing. This VERY RARE first state was printed in an edition of 25 according to Wittrock. Three impressions of the first state are cited in museum collections and 17 impressions of state B are in museum collections. This B state is without the signature and the remarque. This spectacular, fin de siècle image was printed by H. Stern and the work was commissioned by Jane Avril. Provenance: M. Knoedler, NY (their label) and private collection, Washington, DC. Note: Our paper conservator has written up a formal condition statement which we can provide to seriously interested clients.
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Louise Balthy
Lithograph, 1898, Delteil 157, Wittrock 256; edition 400. 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Signed on the stone with the monogram, upper left. This is a fine impression from the first edition, printed in grey black on beige wove paper. The condition is fine and the margins are full. This exemplary work is from the set of thirteen lithographic portraits of actors and actresses called "Treize Lithographies." The set was published before 1906. Louise Balthy (1869-1925) performed at the Moulin Rouge, the Folies Bergère and other famous Parisian night spots. Impressions of this print are in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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The Milliner, Renée Vert (La Modiste, Renée Vert)
Brush and splatter lithograph printed in colors, 1893, Delteil 13, Adhémar 17, Wittrock 4(ii/II); edition 50; a proof of the second state with the text removed. 17 x 11 1/2 in. Signed on the stone with the printed monogram. This is a fine impression with probably the full margins. The colors are fresh. The condition is very good apart from four small subtle wrinkles at the corners from earlier hinges, verso. There's a slight crease in the lower right corner just barely affecting the printed area. Renée Vert was also a fashion designer and married to the painter, Joseph Albert. They were good friends of Lautrec. Impressions without the text are found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
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