Lot #2550: PIERRE BONNARD - Moulin Rouge - Original color lithograph, after the drawing

   

Artist: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867 - 1947).
Title: "Moulin Rouge".
Medium: Original color lithograph, after the drawing.
Date: Composed 1891. Printed 1927.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 1/8 x 7 13/16 in. (257 x 198 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,200
Lot Note(s): Stamped lower right; stamped verso. Edition of 200. Cream wove paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression; some colors are extremely vibrant and appear to be hand-applied. Very good to fine condition. Provenance: Ex-collection Marty Gordon (the legendary print dealer), Martin Gordon, Inc., New York City, his handstamp verso.
Comment(s): Rare. The lithograph is after the preliminary Moulin Rouge drawing that Bonnard executed early in 1891 in pencil, crayon, ink, watercolor, and pastel, currently in a private collection. He subsequently created, later in 1891, the finished drawing in pastel and charcoal, currently in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. This print was authorized by Bonnard, printed under the immediate supervision of Charles Terrasse (Bonnard’s nephew) by D. Jacomet & Cie, Paris, and published by Henri Floury, Paris Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. [29361-1-600-NA]