ALS in French signed with his rare full signature “H. de. T. Lautrec,” two pages, 5.25 x 8.25, [1896]. In full (translated): “My dear sir I have the honour to announce that I have at your disposal the posters of ‘L’Aube’ in the stamped proofs. They are at Mr. Ancourt and cost 50 francs for a lot of 50. I would be grateful if you could send me the small American poster I made. We could perhaps think of a trade. By the way, I will also be at Ancourt tomorrow Wednesday at 11.” Lightly intersecting folds, light creasing, a few trivial spots of toning and rubbing, and a few stray ink marks, otherwise fine condition. An extraordinary letter at the height of the artist’s career mentioning his famous lithograph ‘L’Aube’ and also relative to Lautrec’s “small American poster,” his only work relating to an American subject entitled ‘The Chap Book’ which pictured a scene in the Irish American Bar in Paris. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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