Important French painter and printmaker (1864-1901) whose lively, colorful portrayals of the people and places of fin-de-siècle Paris take a place among the most iconic images of the era. ALS in French, signed "T-Lautrec," one page, 5 x 3, [November 29, 1893]. Letter to art critic Gustave Geffroy. In full (translated): "My designs are too big to carry, but I'll be at my studio at 4 o'clock—today and tomorrow, all afternoon. Come and see them, please. We must be ready on 2 December." In fine condition, with some brushing to the ink. Published in The Letters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, edited by Herbert D. Schimmel, and accompanied by a photocopy of the page with the corresponding text. The "designs" that Lautrec mentions is a reference to six paintings made to be reproduced in color to illustrate Geffroy's article, 'Le Plaisir a Paris: Les Bals et le carnaval,' in Le Figaro Illustre, No. 47, February 1894. Gustave Geffroy was a staunch supporter of Lautrec's works, particularly those dealing with vices.
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