TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE: (1864-1901) French Painter, Printmaker and Illustrator. Best remembered f

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE: (1864-1901) French Painter, Printmaker and Illustrator. Best remembered f

`Only he, knows the depths of my workshop´

 

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE: (1864-1901) French Painter, Printmaker and Illustrator. Best remembered for his immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century, producing elegant and provocative images of the decadent affairs of those times. A fine A.L.S., `Henri´, two pages, written to the first and third page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to his mother, in French. Toulouse-Lautrec refers to the keys of his workshop, and states `Ma chere Maman, Je viens de voir Georges qui doit vous amener ici. Veuillez donner les clefs de mon atelier a mon ami Robin; qui en será le dépositaire. Lui seul connait les tréfonds de mon atelier. En attendant votre visite, je vous embrasse´ (”My dear Mum, I have just seen Georges who is to bring you here. Please give the keys of my workshop to my friend Robin; who will be the custodian. Only he knows the depths of my workshop. Waiting for your visit, I kiss you”) VG