In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] (jeffrey floyd
stevens) wrote:
 
> I wonder if anyone can help me.  For a current art history class I'm
> researching two 19th Century lithographs.  The first is an 1844
> lithograph by Daumier.  Originally appearing in Le Charivari, it shows
> some kind of performer on stage, with a fragment of the orchestra showing
> in the bottom right corner.  The top caption reads "Les Carottes" while
> the bottom caption/title reads "Carotte Dramatique (Couplet au public)."
> The bottom caption is followed from some sort of text (presumably poetry)
> in French (go figure).  I have found it very difficult to find
> information on this image, so anything that can be offered would be
> appreciated.
>
> The second image is a 1894 lithograph by Toulouse-Lautrec.  Alternately
> called "Judic," "Judic and Dihau," and "Woman Trying on a Corset," it
> portrays Desire Dihau (bassoonist, composer, and cousin of Lautrec)
> watching as some servant woman helps singer Anna Judic into a corset.
> It's raisonne numbers are #56 (Deteil), #39 (Adhemar), and #54
> (Winrock).  I have been able to amass much information on the subject and
> the print, including two other prints showing Dihau (one portrait and the
> print "Pour Toi!...").  I have not found any other works showing Ms.
> Judic.  Does anyone know of other work showing these two people, or what
> their specific relations to Lautrec might have been?  Any kind of
> information would be most helpful.
>
> Thank you for your time in this matter.  It is much appreciated.
>
> Jeff Stevens
> Student, Tamarind Institute
 
There is a list called Prints-L, where you would have a better chance of
getting an answer to your question.
 
Luis Nadeau
 
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