Am reading and browsing the book "Toulouse-Lautrec A Retrospective" tonight at work. I have had this book in my collection for over 10 years but have not spent much time with it. I found this letter of interest. The note was sent from Lautrec to Theo Van Gogh after the death of Theo's brother Vincent.
July 21, 1890
"My dear Friend,
I received the letter with its news of your poor brother too late to go to his funeral. You know what a friend he was to me and how anxious he was to prove it. Unfortunately I can acknowledge all this only by shaking your hand cordially in front of a coffin, which I do."
Sincerely yours,
HTLautrec
The model for the painting below was one of Lautrec's lovers, artist-model Suzanne Valadon. She lead a rather fascinating, a strong independent person ahead of her time.
Suzanne Valadon
July 21, 1890
"My dear Friend,
I received the letter with its news of your poor brother too late to go to his funeral. You know what a friend he was to me and how anxious he was to prove it. Unfortunately I can acknowledge all this only by shaking your hand cordially in front of a coffin, which I do."
Sincerely yours,
HTLautrec
The model for the painting below was one of Lautrec's lovers, artist-model Suzanne Valadon. She lead a rather fascinating, a strong independent person ahead of her time.
Suzanne Valadon
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| The Hangover, (The Morning After, The Drinker), 1889 Henri Toulouse-Lautrec |
