Lot 471
May Belfort. 1895.
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Lot 471
May Belfort. 1895.
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PAI-LXXV: Rare Posters
Live Bidding began Jun 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT
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Artist: HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
Size: 24 x 31 1/2 in./61.6 x 80 cm
Condition: B/ Restored tears.
Printer: Kleinmann, Paris
Reference: Ref: Wittrock, p. 14B; Adriani, 126; PAI-LXXIV, 454
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Cats; Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec
May Belfort. 1895.
“May Belfort, whom [Lautrec] represented in at least ten works, had gained a reputation for corrupt innocence by appearing onstage dressed as a baby holding a black kitten in her arms, and ‘miaowing or bleating’ her popular song, “Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow-Wow,” whose lines had a double meaning which was not lost on the French-speaking audience: ‘I’ve got a pussycat, I’m very fond of that’” (Frey, p. 382). This would have been particularly amusing for the audience, as Belfort was in an openly lesbian affair with the English dancer May Milton.
Size: 24 x 31 1/2 in./61.6 x 80 cm
Condition: B/ Restored tears.
Printer: Kleinmann, Paris
Reference: Ref: Wittrock, p. 14B; Adriani, 126; PAI-LXXIV, 454
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Cats; Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec
May Belfort. 1895.
“May Belfort, whom [Lautrec] represented in at least ten works, had gained a reputation for corrupt innocence by appearing onstage dressed as a baby holding a black kitten in her arms, and ‘miaowing or bleating’ her popular song, “Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow-Wow,” whose lines had a double meaning which was not lost on the French-speaking audience: ‘I’ve got a pussycat, I’m very fond of that’” (Frey, p. 382). This would have been particularly amusing for the audience, as Belfort was in an openly lesbian affair with the English dancer May Milton.
