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This Piece Has
Been Sold Reine de Joie Color Lithograph after Toulouse-Lautrec 1896 lithograph in colors on wove paper after Toulouse-Lautrec. A lifetime impression.
Transcribed signature left edge below center. A fine example in olive, red, yellow, and black.
Transcribed in 1896 from Lautrec's 1892 full
size poster designed to publicize a notorious novel by Victor Joze, titled Reine de joie, moeurs du demi-monde. In
this scene, the gold-digging heroine, Helene Roland plants a kiss on the fat banker, Olizac. This image was published
in the monthly series Les Affiches Illustrees, a collection of small format poster images for collectors. The series was published in 1896 by Ernest Maindron and printed by Imprimerie Eugene Verneau in Paris. Edition Size
is 1,050. Many of these have not survived in as good condition as this one; many have not survived at all. - Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - Title: Reine de Joie
- Year of publication: 1896 - Image size: 9-1/4 inches H x 6-1/4 inches W (23 cm x 16 cm) - Sheet size: 12-1/2 inches H x 8-3/4 inches W (32 cm x 22 cm)
Conservation framed in elegant black moulding with subtle
gold design elements and red overtones. Finished with tan/olive linen matting and gold filet. All materials are
archival and museum quality. Set behind a UV-resistant acrylic cover. Framed size is 22 inches H x 18-5/8 inches
W (56 cm x 47 cm).
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