BRADLEY, WILL
(1868 - 1962)
The Chap Book
Original lithograph from “Les Maitres de L’Affiche” series
Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
Bearing MDL stamp lower right, from issue #34, 1898. Plate #136
Unframed Size: 11 3/8 x 15 3/4”
The “Les Maitres de l’Affiche” series was offered as a subscription series to collectors every month
for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900. The “Maitres de l’Affiche,” were issued
as separate numbered sheets, referred to as “plates”. They were numbered, with the printers name
“Imprimerie Chaix,” in the margin at the bottom left hand corner, “PL.1” to “PL.240.” In the margin at
the bottom right hand corner of each, is a blind embossed stamp from a design of Cheret’s. The smaller
format and the fact the “Maitres” were a paid subscription series, allowed Imprimerie Chaix to use the
latest state of the art printing techniques, not normally used in the large format posters...
Category
Art Nouveau 1890s Art