Albums et photographies personnels du modèle Lili... Lot n° 1

Photographs by and attributed to François GAUZI (1862-1933) and others. We see Lili Grenier posing as a "live" model for painters' studies and in her intimate, personal and family life, in Paris and in Villiers-sur-Morin. Set consisting of two albums: an album of 75 prints, an album of 22 prints, 28 free unit prints (including 19 poses) mounted on album pages and a portrait around 1900, transfer on porcelain enhanced with gouache. Poses for studies of painters: - in kimono in front of a screen, seated, headdress with flower and stick - in a dancer's "tutu": seated front ¾ in front of a mirror, standing back one hand on the hip and the other holding a door, bent forward, seen from behind, in profile, body inclined, sticking and lacing her corset seen from behind, tying her slipper in front of a mirror, taking off her tunic... - Poses standing with a hat and cane, with a fruit crown, in a striped dress and headdress with a headband, with a fan, in a white shirt with bare arms, in a black tunic, in a bed, seated leaning on a chair, standing leaning on a stepladder, portrait in a bun... Intimate, personal and family life : animated scenes, indoor and outdoor photographic recreations, evening with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in drag, Lili watching Roger Claudon in drag as an oriental "pierced" by a sword, Lili waking up, hair loose, sitting holding a cup of coffee, a maid bringing coffee, a seated man posing next to a painting depicting Lili's portrait in profile, Lili posing for that same painting, reproduction of the painted portrait of Lili in kimono (round print), clay bust of Lili, outdoor views of the villa in Villiers-sur-Morin, group portrait in the garden with Louis Anquetin, Hélène Vary, Albert Grenier, Lili resting on a swing, on a sofa with a woman, with her family on a stoop, reproduction of the sculpture "La joueuse de boules ou danseuses aux trois masques" (1902) by Jean-Léon Gérôme... Some of these photographs, notably the poses in kimono or in dancer's clothes, can be compared to paintings by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Albert de Belleroche, notably the oil on canvas painted by Toulouse-Lautrec in 1888, "Madame Lili Grenier", now in the MOMA. Reproductions of some of the photographs were published in the book "Lautrec et son temps" illustrations and photographs by François Gauzi, La Bibliothèque des Arts, ed. David Perret, Paris, 1954 - Set of 125 prints, mostly albumen and some silver, some doubles and variant images consisting of: - Album 20 x 25 cm: 22 prints from 15 x 21 cm to 8 x 11 cm (damaged cover and acc.) - Album 30 x 44 cm : 75 prints from 15 x 21 cm to 6 x 4 cm - 28 "free" prints from 22 x 17 cm to 17 x 12 cm and under - Portrait, transfer on porcelain 10,5 x 8,2 cm (in a 17 x 14 cm frame) The two photographic albums presented here, some of which consist of duplicates and variant prints, as well as "free" prints, suggest that Lili Grenier commissioned several prints of the same image from the photographer to create several albums. As a sought-after "professional" model, and even with a certain amount of notoriety, she would give these prints - or a complete album - to various painters to support their preparatory studies. Some of the images are resolutely "modern" in their attitudes and shots, cut out and consciously organized with the intention of accompanying the artists' work. In the 21st century, these albums would be considered as a model's "book". By gathering and mixing "poses" for artists and more intimate and family scenes, Lili Grenier gives us, through these albums, a rare testimony of the life of a model, muse, companion and friend of famous painters at the end of the 19th century. A model for painters, a muse and friend of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Albert de Belleroche... Lili Grenier Amélie Sans (born October 9, 1863), known as Lili Grenier is one of the most appreciated female models of the Cormon studio. The daughter of wealthy shopkeepers from Montmartre, she is playful and witty. With her red hair, milky complexion and fine freckles, her beauty was sought after by artists. François Gauzi (1862-1933), painter, draftsman, engraver, writer and photographer. It was in the studio of the painter Fernand Cormon, in Paris at the end of the 19th century, that many creative, friendly and amorous encounters took place. In 1883, the young Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec studied there and became friends with the painters Louis Anquetin and Albert René Grenier. A little later, they met François Gauzi, also a painter and