Clemenceau a Busk 1898
Original Lithograph by
Toulouse-Lautrec
Original lithograph in black-green ink on vellum paper by Toulouse-Lautrec.
Artist's mongram on the stone lower left. Clemenceau a Busk (Clemenceau in Busk) is image ten from the book
Au Pied du Sinai, by George Clemenceau. 355 impressions in this ink and paper combination (out of a total of
810 impressions in different combinations of inks/papers). Reference Adhemar, 245; Adriani, 223; Wittrock 198.
George
Clemenceau's book, Au Pied du Sinai (At the Foot of Sinai), was published in 1898 by Henri Floury and Printed
by Chamerot et Renouard. It told stories of the life of Jews in Poland. Lautrec executed ten illustrations
for the book and a cover piece. (Two additional illustrations and an alternate cover were also designed, but not used.)
- Clemenceau
a Busk, image 10 from Au Pied du Sinai
- Year of Publication: 1898
- Image size: 7-1/2 inches H x 6-1/4 inches W (19 cm x 15.9 cm)
- Sheet size: 10 inches H x 7-5/8 inches W (25.4 cm x 19.3 cm)
Conservation
framed in antiqued gold moulding with dark brown liner. Finished with brown linen matting, contrasting matte and gold
fillet. All materials are archival quality. Set behind a UV resistant acrylic cover. Framed size is 21-1/4 H inches
x 20 inches W (54 cm x 50.8 cm).
Price is $1,200 USD. Free shipping to
North America on this piece. Please contact us for shipping
to Europe. Insurance included in shipping. J D Smith Fine Art will provide
a Certificate of Authenticity for the piece.
