L'Hareng Saur (The
Smoked
Herring)
Lithograph
Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, with lettering, in black ink on wove paper. Signed
in the plate by the artist using the artist's monogram upper left of image. A proof printed in 1978, apart from the
numbered edition.
This piece is
the cover art for a song sheet that Lautrec created in 1895 or 1896. The song title is L'Hareng Saur,
or The Smoked Herring. It was the 6th of 16 images Lautrec created for a series of sheet music by Desire Dihau; the series
was titled Melodies de Desire Dihau. Dihau was a well known Parisian basoon player and friend of Lautrec.
- L'Hareng
Saur, the 6th song sheet cover for a series of songs by Desire Dihau.
- Year of Original Publication: 1895/6. This impression is likely from the late 20th century;
exact year unknown.
- Image size 12-3/4 inches
H x 9-1/2 inches W (42 cm x 24 cm)
- Sheet size: 16-1/2 inches H x 12-3/4 inches W (42 cm x 32 cm)
- Frame size: 21 inches H x 17-3/8 inches W (53 cm x 44 cm)
- Edition size is unknown; not numbered.
Elegantly framed
in antiqued black and silver frame. Finished with white matte with grey inner matte. Set behind a glass cover.
Price is $480 USD. J D Smith
Fine Art will provide a Certificate of Authtenticity to the buyer. Free shipping to North America on this piece. Please contact us for shipping to Europe. Insurance included in shipping.
