Toulouse-Lautrec Expert Committee
The Toulouse-Lautrec Committee
The Toulouse-Lautrec Committee was created in 2005 at the initiative of the Board of Directors of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum, holder of the artist's moral rights, shortly after the deaths of Jean-Alain Méric and Philippe Brame, both of whom were authorities on the expertise of works attributed to the painter who was so widely copied.
Its purpose is the authentication and possible certification of paintings or drawings attributed to Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as the preparation of a supplement to the Catalogue Raisonné of his work by M.G. Dortu. It is composed of a group of experts with recognized knowledge of his work, including:
- Danièle Devynck, former director of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi, specialist on the artist;
- Sylvie Brame, specialist in 19th and 20th century works;
- Philip Dennis Cate, 19th century specialist, director emeritus, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey;
- François Lorenceau, expert in 19th and 20th century works;
- Antoine Lorenceau, expert in 19th and 20th century works.
The members meet behind closed doors every six to eight months to examine oil paintings, pastels, and drawings submitted by individuals, galleries, or auction houses in France and internationally. This essential visual examination is supplemented by research in the Committee's archives. Decisions are made collectively.
Fully recognized by the market, the Toulouse-Lautrec Committee is now consulted nearly forty times a year.
Contact the Toulouse-Lautrec Committee
contact@bramelorenceau.com