$700, Portrait of Henry Somm Original Etching by Toulouse Lautrec

Original Toulouse-Lautrec etching in sanguine ink on wove paper. From the 1927 Floury printing of 200 copies in sanguine from Lautrec's original plates. (There were also 200 impressions in black ink from 1927, and 25 impressions from 1911 in black, for a total of 425 impressions.) The subject is Henry Somm, a contemporary of Lautrec's. This piece is one of several drypoint on zinc etchings Lautrec executed in 1898, but they were not published until after his death. Frame size: 18-3/8 inches H x 15-3/8 inches W (46.7 cm x 39.0 cm). Elegantly framed in a gold-leaf gallery frame. Finished with double matte in warm grey and inner matte in complementary sand. All materials are acid free and archival quality. Set behind a UV resistant acrylic cover. See closeup photos and detailed information at: http://www.jdsmithfineart.com/lautrec_etchingsng_somm_main.html.