2723 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864 Albi – 1901 Malromé Two Oxen Under the Yoke. 1899 Pastel on cardboard Monogram stamp lower right Framed 35 × 61.4 cm (sheet size) Countess A. de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paris; Count d’Anselme, Paris; Maurice Exteens, Paris; private collection, Switzerland Madeleine Grillaert Dortu, *Toulouse-Lautrec and His Work*, New York, 1971, vol. III, p. 422, no. P.691 *Toulouse-Lautrec: Early Works*, Galerie Jeanne Castel, Paris, 1931; H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, April 9–May 17, 1931; Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Matthiesen Gallery, London, May 18–June 30, 1951. This work was created in 1899 as a study for a lithograph for Sheet No. 15 of the series “Histoires naturelles” by Jules Renard, comprising a total of 23 lithographs, which was published that same year by the Parisian publisher Henri Floury in a limited edition of 100 copies. Toulouse-Lautrec, who had been intensely engaged with the depiction of animals since his youth, drew inspiration for his illustrations from, among other sources, his regular visits to the Jardin d’Acclimatation in Paris. Today, this publication is considered one of the most significant illustrated artist’s books of the late 19th century. Sheet slightly stained in places Auction date: November 28, 2026 Approximate auction time: 10:07 a.m. CET