Lot no. 266
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Thirteen lithographs by H. de Toulouse-Lautrec. 1898. A small folio album. [353 x 425] containing the complete suite of 13 portraits of actors and actresses. Lithographs. Delteil 150 to 163; Wittrock 249 to 261. Very fine, fresh proofs on chine volant [312 x 390], the indentation of the stone very visible, from the 1st edition prior to 1906, mounted by the upper corners on bristol leaves. (Missing the 2nd suite printed on beige vellum). Normal small ripples due to printing pressure. Edition of 400 copies. Green cloth portfolio with flaps complete with ribbons, bearing on the upper cover the lithograph May Belfort (W. 252) printed on thin vellum with the title printed (large light foxing).
Detail of plates:
- Sarah Bernhardt. W. 249.
- Jeanne Granier. W. 250.
- Anna Held. W. 251.
- May Belfort. W. 252.
- Emilienne d'Alençon. W. 253.
- Coquelin Aîné. W. 254.
- Jane Hading. W. 255.
- Louise Balthy. W. 256.
- Sibyl Sanderson. W. 257.
- Cléo de Mérode. W. 258.
- Lucien Guitry. W. 259.
- Marie-Louise Marsy. W. 260.
- Polin. W. 261.
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