TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE: (1864-1901) French Painter, Printmaker and Illustrator. Best remembered for his ...

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE: (1864-1901) French Painter, Printmaker and Illustrator. Best remembered for his immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century, producing elegant and provocative images of the decadent affairs of those times. A good A.L.S., `T.Lautrec´, two pages, 8vo, written to first and third page, Paris, 19th May 1892, to Theo van Rysselberghe in Brussels, in French. Toulouse-Lautrec´s states `Can you send me the magazines (Art Moderne) and (Mouvement Littéraire) where they refer to the XX. I would be very pleased and very happy to see what Picard and Verhaeren say about us. I hope that that chore will not disturb you too much…´ Accompanied by the original envelope addressed in Toulouse-Lautrec´s hand, postmarked and post-stamped. Folded. Theophile van Rysselberghe (1862-1926) Known as Théo. Belgian neo-impressionist Painter. ''Les XX'' was a group of twenty Belgian painters, designers and sculptors. In 1893, the society of Les XX was transformed into ''La Libre Esthetique''. Edmond Picard (1836-1924) Belgian Jurist and Writer. He was five times nominated for the Noble Prize in Literature. Emile Verhaeren (1855-1916) Belgian Poet. A founder of the school of Symbolism. He was six times nominated for the Noble Prize in Literature. Both Picard and Verhaeren, together with Octave Maus (1856-1919), were the founders, and provided the driving force behind an associated periodical L´Art Moderne which started in 1881. The publication defended Les XX from critics attacks.