Lot 397
May Belfort. 1895.
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May Belfort. 1895.
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PAI-LXXXIX: Second Chance Posters
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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: 23 1/4 x 31 1/8 in./59 x 79 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at edges. Framed.
Printer: Kleinmann, Paris
Reference: Wittrock, p. 14B; Adriani, 126; PAI-LXXXIII, 465
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec; Dance; Cabaret; Animals; Cats
Place an online bid, or CALL US NOW for this special price
212-787-4000 – Until April 3 only!
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: 23 1/4 x 31 1/8 in./59 x 79 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at edges. Framed.
Printer: Kleinmann, Paris
Reference: Wittrock, p. 14B; Adriani, 126; PAI-LXXXIII, 465
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec; Dance; Cabaret; Animals; Cats
