L'Automobiliste

1898

12 x 16 in /
30.5 x 40.6 cm

Single edition of 25 impressions
Printed in black on wove paper
12 in public collections
VERY RARE

Here we see Lautrec's cousin, Gabriel Tapie de Celeyran, in an astonishing get-up, clinging to the wheel of his new car. He and Paul Guilbert were among the first motorists in Paris-a rare treat, or, perhaps, frightening vision, for any chance pedestrians in the area.

References: Wittrock 293, Adriani 290