Au Moulin Rouge, la Goulue et sa Soeur
Lithograph in colors
h. 17-7/8 w. 13-1/2 in. (plate)
Printed in five colors (the key stone in black, color stones in blue, green, red and yellow), on wove paper, 1892, a unique impression of Wittrock's first state, before his second state in six colors and the change to the monogram, signed in black crayon and inscribed 'État noir trait', with wide margins, in good condition, framed

overall: 25-1/2 x 20-1/2 in. (frame)

Literature:
Deteil 11; Adhémar 2; Wittrock 1 (this impression cited); Adriani 6

Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie Marcel Guiot, H. de Toulouse-Lautrec, March-April 1928, no. 2.
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, H. de Toulouse-Lautrec trentenaire, April-May 1931, no. 300.

Overall in very good to excellent condition with minimal, skillfully-executed restoration. The margins are slightly toned, and the sheet bears brown speckles throughout (mostly visible on the back) as well as four brown horizontal lines that span the lower third of the sheet and are visible on both sides. These appear to be discolorations in the paper, but we are unsure if they are inherent in the paper itself, a product of the printing process, or some later alteration. The paper is very slightly rippled in the left margin, where there are two small restored areas, each extending appx. 1/2 inch into the sheet (one appears to have been a tear, the other a small chip that has been filled in) as well as a light (flattened) crease that extends appx. 2 inches into the sheet, ending at the plate mark right below the leftmost top hat. There is a faint, flattened, diagonal crease appx. 4 inches long below the lower right corner of the plate; as well as another faint, flattened, vertical crease (or a skillfully repaired tear?) appx. 1-1/2 inches long, at lower center just below the plate. There also appears to be some light surface rubbing on the black blouse at right and the blue coat at left.