Auction on
02 April 2021 - 16:00 (CEST) -
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
A collector took the bit between his teeth to acquire this work of a talented young man, only 16 years old, but already galloping towards his artistic maturity. All around, poetry reigned.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Jeune cavalier enfourchant sa monture, 1880, oil on panel, 23.5 x 13.7 cm/9.2 x 5.4 in. Result: €183,300
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Jeune cavalier enfourchant sa monture, 1880, oil on panel, 23.5 x 13.7 cm/9.2 x 5.4 in. Result: €183,300
When he painted this little panel of a Jeune cavalier enfourchant sa monture (Young Rider Mounting his Horse) at the age of 16 yrs old, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was the pampered son of a countess. But an incurable disease was already eating away at him. Though he could not slow its…
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