Signed Antique Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. 'Divan Japonais'. Lithograph Poster, circa 1893
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864 - 1901). 'Divan Japonais'. Original lithographic poster, period piece 1893.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a french painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant, and provocative images of the sometimes decadent affairs of those times.

Probably the most well known and sought after of Lautrec's works and his most famous posters. Created to advertise a cafe-chantant, which was at the time known as Divan Japonais. The poster depicts three persons from the montmartre of Toulouse-Lautrec's time. Dancer Jane Avril is in the audience. Beside her is writer Adouard Dujardin. They are watching a performance by Yvette Guilbert. Though her face is not included in the poster, she is recognizable by her tall, thin frame and long black gloves.
Sheet - 28 3/4" high x 21 1/4" wide. Frame - 32 1/2" high x 24" wide.

Very good. The poster recently professionally addressed by a respected conservationist firm, cleaned and stabilized. Updated framing. Detailed paperwork on all procedures are included on the verso, along with a CD.