Les Papillons Original Lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec	Les Papillons Original Lithograph by Toulouse-Lautrec Framed	Signed in the Plate Using Lautrec’s Monogram

Original lithograph, with lettering, in black ink on wove paper by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Signed in the plate with Lautrec’s monogram (Lugt 1338) lower left of the image. A proof printed in 1978, apart from the numbered edition. This piece is the cover art for a song sheet that Lautrec created in 1895 or 1896. The song title is Les Papillons (The Butterflies). It was the 5th of 16 images Lautrec created for a series of sheet music pieces by Desire Dihau; the series was titled Melodies de Desire Dihau. Dihau was a well-known Parisian basoon player and friend of Lautrec.

– Les Papillons, the 5th song sheet cover for a series of songs by Desire Dihau.
– Year of Original Publication: 1895/6. This impression is from the late 20th century.
– Image size 13 inches H x 9-1/2 inches W (33 cm x 24.1 cm)
– Sheet size: 16-1/2 inches H x 12-3/4 inches W (42 cm x 32 cm)
– Frame size: 23 inches H x 18-3/4 inches W (53.3 cm x 47.6 cm)

Framed in a classic silver frame. Finished with black matte with off-white inner matte. Set behind an acrylic cover.

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