HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) MADEMOISELLE MARTHE MELLOT IN THE GYPSY, 1900 Pencil on paper Monogram stamp (L.1338) lower right Pencil on paper; stamped with the artist's monogram (L.1338) lower right 17,5 X 10,8 CM - 6 7/8 X 4 1/4 IN. This drawing is a sketch for Toulouse-Lautrec's last poster, "La Gitane", which was produced for the first performance of Jean Richepin's drama in four acts at the Théâtre Antoine in 1900. PROVENANCE Sale, Sotheby's London, 18 May 1988, lot 19 Acquired at this sale by the family of the current owner BIBLIOGRAPHY Madeleine Grillaert Dortu, Toulouse-Lautrec et son œuvre, Tome VI, Catalogue of Drawings, Collectors Editions, New York: 1971, described on p. 908 under no. D. 4.661 and reproduced on p. 909. RELATED WORKS Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), La Gitane, 1900, poster, 110 x 64 cm (opposite)