Mélodies de Désiré Dihau
Toulouse-lautrec, Henri de
Paris. 1895
A complete set of the original lithographs by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec for the music by his cousin, the bassoonist Désiré Dihau, composed for the artists of the Cabaret de Chat Noir.
At the beginning of the 1890s Désiré Dihau wrote music for the poems of the poets that he admired, mainly the poetry of Jean Richepin, which were often sung by his sister Marie Richau.
This complete set of the 14 lithographs was printed in 1935 on Velin Glace Ivoire with the text but without the names of the foreign desributors.
1. Adieu. Wittrock 124.
2. Ballade de Noël. Wittrock 125.
3. Ce que dit la pluie. Wittrock 126.
4. Le fou. Wittrock 127.
5. Les papillons. Wittrock 128.
6. L’hareng saur. Wittrock 129.
7. Le Secret. Wittrock 130.
8. Étoiles filantes. Wittrock 131.
9. Oceano Nox. Wittrock 132.
10. Les hirondelles de mer. Wittrock 133.
11. Floréal. Wittrock 134.
12. Achetez mes belles violettes. Wittrock 135.
13. Berceuse. Wittrock 136.
14. Les vieux papillons. Wittrock 137.
[WIttrock 124 - 137].
At the beginning of the 1890s Désiré Dihau wrote music for the poems of the poets that he admired, mainly the poetry of Jean Richepin, which were often sung by his sister Marie Richau.
This complete set of the 14 lithographs was printed in 1935 on Velin Glace Ivoire with the text but without the names of the foreign desributors.
1. Adieu. Wittrock 124.
2. Ballade de Noël. Wittrock 125.
3. Ce que dit la pluie. Wittrock 126.
4. Le fou. Wittrock 127.
5. Les papillons. Wittrock 128.
6. L’hareng saur. Wittrock 129.
7. Le Secret. Wittrock 130.
8. Étoiles filantes. Wittrock 131.
9. Oceano Nox. Wittrock 132.
10. Les hirondelles de mer. Wittrock 133.
11. Floréal. Wittrock 134.
12. Achetez mes belles violettes. Wittrock 135.
13. Berceuse. Wittrock 136.
14. Les vieux papillons. Wittrock 137.
[WIttrock 124 - 137].
[14 leaves]. Folio. (250 x 330 mm). 14 original lithographs by Toulouse-Laurtrec; this set on Vélin Glace Ivoire was printed in 1935 with the text but without the names of the distributors. Loose as issued.
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