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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de (1864-1901).

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L.A.S. addressed to his mother, the countess Adèle-Zoé de Toulouse-Lautrec. S.l.n.d. "Monday". 3 pp. in-8. Trace of tab at the foot of the double sheet. The last letter from his mother found the artist in a fog, "Everything is going its way. Papa, Gabriel and Bourges, flanked by the Prince of Bourbon went to Rivaulde and had fun despite the cold. I was careful not to accompany them as you might think. I am still waiting for my poster to come out, which is delayed in printing. But it is fun to do. I had the feeling of authority over a whole workshop, new for me. I saw Mr. and Miss of Coppet who photographed herself Dad as a falconer [...] ". He then gives news of his relatives: Laura, Zuze, Louis, Gabriel, etc. He adds "My cormorants are at the acclimatization". Signed "Yours H"

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