Les vieux papillons

1895

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

The image shows two individuals from the waist up. The person on the left is hunched over, with a bald head and a prominent nose. Their facial features are round with bushy eyebrows, sparse hair and a posture indicating focus on the other figure. The person on the right is facing slightly away, with a youthful profile, curly hair, sharp facial features, and a head turned sideways. Both are dressed in dark clothing and seated at a table. Above them is a sketch of a butterfly.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on velin paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.400

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 137, State only (1st ed. 1895)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

1985

  • Wittrock, Wolfgang, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints, 2 vols. London and New York, 1985.

Wikidata ID

Q65356670

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