Bidspirit auction | HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) ORIGINAL

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH TITLED JANE AVRIL, 12.5IN x 16.5IN (32cm x 42cm), 1898 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1854-1901) Original lithograph from Les Maitre de L'Affiches series; printed by Imprimerir Chaix, Paris, 1898. R.G. Michael Gravures et Dessins stamp on reverse. This piece is after the original which was produced in the 1893. This piece is matted and framed under glass in a simple wooden frame. With frame it measures 12.5 inches x 16.5 inches and it was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate. Jane Avril (1868-1943), a can-can dancer in Paris, was a close friend of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He depicted her many times throughout their friendship, both in her role as a dancer and as a private individual, and each work demonstrates the respect and intimacy the two shared. They are thought to have met at the Moulin Rouge in Paris - she danced there beginning in 1889, while Lautrec was a frequent visitor to the establishment and had been commissioned to create a series of posters for the venue. Avril commissioned Lautrec to create this poster for her 1894 cabaret show at the Jardin de Paris, a major café on the Champs Elysees., 12.5IN x 16.5IN (32cm x 42cm), LOT REF #25-378