Petite Fille Anglaise
Miss Dolly

1899

10 3/4 x 15 3/4 in /
25.4 x 38.1 cm

Single edition of approximately 20 impressions
Printed in black on wove paper
Printed by Malfeyt
Ten in public collections
VERY RARE

In July 1899, Lautrec was on holiday at Le Crotoy on the Channel coast, also spending some time at Le Havre. These waterfront bars seemed to hold the same fascination for him as the decadent clientele of Le Moulin Rouge or the perverse denizens of La Souris. In Le Havre, the sailors were often English, as were the barmaids who sang and danced in the taproom, and might sometimes be persuaded to leave with a customer. A new furia struck Lautrec-a passion for Miss Dolly, the blonde English girl who served drinks at Le Star, on the Rue du General Faidherbe. He did a series of paintings and rough sketches of the girl, sending them all to Paris.

References: Wittrock 324, Adriani 351, Frey 478