first edition Hardcover
1965 · New York
by Adhemar, Jean
New York: Abrams, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. orange cloth. Near fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de. 370 pages. 38 pages in text. 368 illustrations, including fifty-four in full-color. Bibliography. Plates. The author, Curator of Prints at the Bibliotheque Nationale provides the first complete assemblage of Lautrec's work in lithography and drypoint. It includes fine prints, posters, illustrations, book jackets, sheet music, menus, and other incidental forms. The lithographs show Lautrec's superb handling of highly simplified line and large areas of flat color. Work that continues to look surprisingly modern. FREITAG 9533. (Inventory #: 1790)