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Debauchery,
1896
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1864–1901; born Albi, France; died Château de Malromé, Saint-André-du-Bois, France
Published by A. Arnould, French, active late 19th century
Published by A. Arnould, French, active late 19th century
x1953-125
This image of a well-dressed man—used as the cover for a sales catalog of posters by contemporary artists, published by the lithographer Arnauld—represents Lautrec’s friend Maxime Dethomas, a painter, enjoying the favors of a willing courtesan. Between 1893 and 1896, Lautrec produced a substantial number of works based on the private world of the Parisian maison closes, or brothels, which were a central—but decadent—feature of Montmartre nightlife in the 1890s. Lautrec’s intimate depictions of prostitutes and their clients culminated in 1896 with his celebrated portfolio of eleven prints entitled Elles, as well as this color lithograph.
Information
Title
Debauchery
Dates
1896
Maker
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
image: 23.8 x 32.2 cm. (9 3/8 x 12 11/16 in.)
sheet: 28.1 x 38.1 cm (11 1/16 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sally Sample Aall
Object Number
x1953-125
Place Made
Europe, France, Paris
Inscription
Inscribed in stone, upper right corner: Catalogue / d’Affiches / artistiques / A. Arnould / 7, rue Racine / Paris
Monogram in stone, lower right corner
Reference Numbers
Adriani 187; Delteil 178; Wittrock 167
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- "Acquisitions," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 13, no. 2, (1954): p. 62-63., p. 63
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Loys Delteil, “Volumes 10-11,” Le peintre-graveur illustré (Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1969).
, no. 39 - Wolfgang Wittrock, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints (London: P. Wilson for Sotheby's Publications; New York: Harper and Row, 1985)., no. 17
- Götz Adriani, Toulouse-Lautrec, The Complete Graphic Works: A Catalogue Raisonné (London: Thames and Hudson, 1988)., no. 10
