L'Hareng Saur (The Smoked Herring)
Lithograph
Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, with lettering, printed in black ink on wove paper.
A reprint, likely from the late 20th century. Artist's monogram on plate upper left of image.
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 filet lining matte. Set behind a glass cover. This lithograph was likely pulled from
the same stone as the 1978 numbered reprint, although we have no provenance to certify that.
Price is $360 USD. J D Smith Fine Art will provide a Certificate of
Authtenticity to the buyer. $40 shipping to North America on this piece. Please
contact us for shipping to Europe. Insurance included in shipping.
