Jules Chéret Art
French, 1836-1932
Jules Chéret created vivid poster ads for cabarets, music halls and theaters such as the Eldorado, the Olympia, the Folies Bergère, Théâtre de l'Opéra, the Alcazar d'Été and the Moulin Rouge. He created posters and illustrations for the satirical weekly Le Courrier français, and his prints and other works were influenced by the scenes of frivolity depicted in the works of Rococo artists such as Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Antoine Watteau.
So much in demand was Chéret that he expanded his business to providing advertisements for the plays of touring troupes, municipal festivals, and then for beverages and liquors, perfumes, soaps, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. Eventually he became a major advertising force, adding the railroad companies and a number of manufacturing businesses to his client list.
As his work became more popular and his large posters displaying modestly free-spirited females found a larger audience, pundits began calling Chéret the "father of women's liberation." Women had previously been depicted in art as prostitutes or puritans. The women of Chéret's posters, joyous, elegant and lively — “Chérettes,” as they were popularly called — were neither. It was freeing for the women of Paris, and heralded a noticeably more open atmosphere in Paris where women were able to engage in formerly taboo activities, such as wearing low-cut bodices and smoking in public. These “Chérettes” were widely seen and recognised, and a writer of the time said, “it is difficult to conceive of Paris without its 'Cheréttes' in 1895.”
Chéret created the Maîtres de l'Affiche collection, a significant art publication of smaller-sized reproductions featuring the best works of ninety-seven Parisian artists. His success inspired an industry that saw the emergence of a new generation of poster designers and painters such as Charles Gesmar and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. One of his students was Georges de Feure. In his old age Chéret retired to the pleasant climate of the French Riviera at Nice. He died in 1932 at the age of ninety-six and was buried in the Cimetière Saint-Vincent in the Montmartre quarter of Paris.
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"Musee Grevin" Original Art Nouveau Cabaret Performance Poster 1900 Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Boston, MA
This is the most famous of several posters Cheret made for the Musee Grevin, a Parisian museum which offered shows to supplement its permanent exhibits...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Original Art Nouveau Poster, Cheret, Grevin Wax Museum Paris, Exhibition, c.1900
By Jules Chéret
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Chéret-Grévin Wax Museum Paris-Exposition, c.1900
Poster for the Javanese Exhibition at the Musée Grévin.
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
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"Paris Courses" Color Lithograph Poster by Jules Chéret, 1890
By Jules Chéret
Located in Stockton, NJ
"Paris Courses" color lithograph poster by Jules Chéret. An Advertising poster for horse racing at the Hippodrome de la Porte Maillot depicting a free-spirited Belle Époque woman cal...
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Jules Chéret Art
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Paper
Original Cheret Moulin Rouge Poster
By Jules Chéret
Located in Los Gatos, CA
In this lithograph, Cheret's main character is a voluptuous young woman beckoning all to visit the Moulin Rouge, which was a nightly dance theatre that featured every type of dancer,...
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19th Century French Antique Jules Chéret Art
Jules Cheret Eldorado Art Nouveau Original Poster
By Jules Chéret
Located in Westport, CT
Art Nouveau Jules Cheret Eldorado Music Hall poster,linen backed and matted and framed in ornate Gilt washed frame
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Glass, Linen, Paper, Wood
Original French Poster by Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Los Gatos, CA
French artist Jules Chéret arranged color with a maestro’s touch. He produced huge, unique and fantastic posters for cabarets, theaters, novels, beverages, cosmetics and a spectrum ...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
Bal du Moulin Rouge by Jules Chéret, Belle Époque cabaret lithograph, 1896
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
One of the most notable and definitive posters of the Belle Epoque, Jules Chéret’s Bal du Moulin Rouge shows a bold, spirited scene featuring the iconic red windmill of the Moulin Ro...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Original French color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1893
By Jules Chéret
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Vintage original French Art Nouveau color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1893.
Catalogue raisonné: Lucy Broido, "The Posters of Jules Chéret," entry 947 (figure 17...
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
Muse Grevin - Pantomimes Lumineuses" Original Poster by Jules Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Pasadena, CA
A French original poster by Jules Cheret advertising the "Theatre Optique" Optical theater owned by Emile Reynaud who presented in the Musee Grevin" the Pantomimes Lumineuses, the world’s first animated films, using his innovative system which projected light through moving pictures to offer illuminated pantomimes.
It rests in its original gold leaf frame and was edited by Ateliers Cheret. A removable film under the glass protects it against the light.
I have added the matching one.
Jules Chéret, ( 1836-1933), one of the pioneering poster artists of the late 19th century, was quick to realize not only the aesthetic but also the commercial potential of his medium caused by changes in technology and society.
After founding his own Paris studio in 1867, Chéret merged text and image in ways that predicted the advent of cartooning with their harmonious integration of elements.
The proliferation of the new department stores, patronized by the growing middle class, midwifed the birth of a consumer culture that gave him new markets for his work. Chéret’s posters...
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1880s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
FOLIES-BERGÈRE, LA LOÏE FULLER
By Jules Chéret
Located in San Francisco, CA
June 1897
Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper.
Signed on the stone center right Chéret.
A fine impression of the definitive state, from the edition on this paper (there was also a small edition on Japan paper). Transcribed from Chéret’s 1893 poster...
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19th Century Other Art Style Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Jules Cheret Original El Dorado Paris Poster, Circa 1894
By Jules Chéret
Located in Ross, CA
Art Nouveau style original Jules Cheret ( French 1836-1932) Eldorado Music Hall poster, circa 1894. The color is good and the poster is backed in linen and framed in a simple wood fr...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
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Paper
Musée Grévin : Dancer - Lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche), 1895
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Chéret
Musée Grévin : Dancer Lifting Her Skirt, 1895
Stone lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum
Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4"...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Musée Grévin, Pantomimes Lumineuses by Jules Cheret, Commedia lithograph, 1896
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
Jules Chéret’s poster advertising the Théâtre Optique (Optical Theatre) immortalized a momentous convergence of technology, culture, history, and art with the 1892 debut of Emile Reynaud’s praxinoscope at the Musée Grévin in Paris. Reynaud presented his Pantomimes Lumineuses, the world’s first animated films, using his innovative system which projected light through moving pictures to offer illuminated pantomimes. Among the three short films Reynaud screened through his praxinoscope was Pauvre Pierrot (Poor Pierrot), a story of Pierrot courting Columbine based on the timeless archetypal love triangle featured in many Commedia dell’arte pantomimes.
As a member of the Cercle Funambulesque (roughly “Friends of the Tightrope-walkers”), a French society which championed the contemporary creation of Commedia dell-arte-inspired pantomimes, Jules Chéret was often inspired by Pierrot and produced a large number of works depicting him, often with his beloved Columbine. Cheret’s involvement with the Cercle, combined with the immense popularity of these archetypes in the late 19th century, meant that they appeared frequently in his works.
This work comes from the extremely scarce edition of 25 strikes on Imperial Japon paper, a mulberry bark-based stock inspired by the smooth-surfaced papers used in Japanese printmaking. This world-class example of lithography captures superior resolution and color-richness to that of its large-format counterpart. The use of marbled Imperial Japon paper allows inks to rest upon its surface rather than being absorbed by a more porous paper stock. An extremely scarce fraction of the edition of 25 are estimated to have survived to date.
Stone lithograph of Jules Chéret’s Musée Grévin...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Original Jules Cheret "Jardins de Paris" Poster, 1890, Art Nouveau
By Jules Chéret
Located in Dallas, TX
Jules Chéret (French, 1836-1932)
Jardin de Paris - Fête de nuit bal, 1890
Lithograph in colors on paper (crease lines visible)
Sheet: 32.5 x 23.3 i...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
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Paper
Halle aux Chapeaux
By Jules Chéret
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Halle aux Chapeaux (House of Hats)
Color lithograph poster, 1892
Signed and dated in the stone (see photos)
Condition: Excellent, mounted on coated linen backing
Image size: 47 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches
Framed dimensions: 57 x 42 inches
Reference: Broido, No. 830, illustrated plate 30
Jules Chéret
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Jules Chéret (31 May 1836 – 23 September 1932) was a French painter and lithographer who became a master of Belle Époque poster art. He has been called the father of the modern poster.
Early life and career
L'Etendard Français, Chéret's 1891 poster...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Punch Grassot - Lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche), 1895
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Chéret
Punch Grassot, 1895
Lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum
Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4")
INFORMATION : Plate 5 of "Les Maîtres de...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Folies Bergère: Fleur de Lotus by Jules Chéret, Belle Époque lithograph, 1896
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
Belle Époque lithograph of Folies Bergère: Fleur de Lotus by Jules Chéret, published in 1896 by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris. While Fleur de Lot...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Théâtrophone by Jules Chéret, Belle Epoque lithograph, 1896
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
Belle Epoque lithographic poster of Jules Chéret’s Théâtrophone, published in 1896 by Imprimerie Chaix (Ateliers Chéret). This artwork is presented in archival rag mat and arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
“The fall of 1881 was a notable one in Paris: The City of Light was hosting the first International Exposition of Electricity off the Champs-Élysées. The expo created a buzz, with Europeans flocking to Paris to see the wonders of electricity, from Edison’s recently-invented light bulb to Alexander Graham Bell...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
1895 Original poster by Jules Chéret for the Quinquina Dubonnet - Art Nouveau
By Jules Chéret
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful poster by Jules Chéret in 1895.
One of the many products promoted by Chéret's cheerful redhead was Quinquina Dubonnet, a fortified wine made from herbs mixed with quinine....
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Linen, Paper, Lithograph
"Quinquina Dubonnet" Original Jules Cheret Maitre de l'Affiche
By Jules Chéret
Located in Hinsdale, IL
CHERET, JULES
(1836 - 1932)
"Quinquina Dubonnet"
Original lithograph from “Les Maitres de L’Affiche” series
Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
Bearing MDL stamp lower right, from i...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Original Antique French Poster, "Eden Theatre", Jules Cheret, Lithograph
By Jules Chéret
Located in Dallas, TX
"Eden Theatre - Spectacle Varie" artist: Jules Cheret . Size: 28 x 23. Year: 1880. Archival linen backed in pretty good condition; ready to frame.
Original linen backed stone lithog...
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1880s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Three studies of women, original signed drawing
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932)
Three studies of women
charcoal on paper
signed on the bottom left
39 x 24.5 cm
This drawing of studies was part of the artist's workshop as so it bears the...
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1910s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Charcoal
Original French color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1892
By Jules Chéret
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Vintage original French Art Nouveau color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1892. Featuring Jules floor lamp model.
Catalogue raisonné : Broido, "The Posters of Jule...
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
Folies-Bergère - Lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche), 1895
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Chéret
Folies-Bergère (L'Arc-en-Ciel), 1895
Stone ithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum
Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4")
INFORMATION : Plate 21 of "Les Maîtres...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Vin Mariani, Popular French Tonic Wine by Jules Chéret, Japon lithograph, 1896
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
Vin Mariani was the world's first commercial cocaine-based product, pre-dating the notorious cocaine-based soda Coca Cola by over two decades. The stimu...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Original Kola Marque, 1895 vintage French liquor poster by Jules Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Spokane, WA
Original stone lithograph KOLA MARQUE, created by the artist Jules Cheret in 1895. Size: 16" x 23.5". Professional acid free archival linen backed and ready to frame. Full boarders. Printer: Chaix. Jules Cheret is known as the father of the poster helping bring color printing to the world.
Kola Marque. Tonique et Aperitif. Stimule forces physiques et intellectuelles. It indicates that if you drink this it helps give you physical and intellectual stimulus. In addition, it is served in all the local cafes and restaurants. I haven't found a breakdown of what 'special' ingredients in this liquor would make you feel and think so much better.
Condition. This 1895 poster...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
"Viviane, Maindron" an original lithograph poster by Jules Chéret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Milwaukee, WI
An original color lithograph by Jules Cheret numbered 52 of three dancers.
31 5/8" x 23 3/4" art
37 1/2" x 29 5/8" framed
Jules Chéret (31 May 1836 – 23 September 1932) was a Frenc...
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1880s Contemporary Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Original French color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1900
By Jules Chéret
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Original vintage French Art Nouveau color lithograph poster for Saxoléïne by Jules Chéret, 1900 (green dress)
Catalogue raisonné: Lucy Broido, "The Posters of Jules Chéret," entry 9...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
‘La Bodinière,’ Théatre de La Tour Eiffel, original Art Nouveau poster
By Jules Chéret
Located in North Bergen, NJ
"La Bodinière," Théatre de la Tour Eiffel by Jules Cheret
The first printing, dated "93" at the lower right near the signature
Catalogue raisonne: Broido 273.
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Jules Chéret Art
Quinquina Dubonnet, Belle Epoque aperitif lithograph, 1896
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful red-haired woman enjoys a Quinquina Dubonnet aperitif with her white cat companion. In early advertising, artists commonly used a redhead as an example of modern-thinking...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
1897 Jules Cheret 'Les Mysteres de Paris par Eugene Sue' Multicolor,Green,Red
By Jules Chéret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 11.5 x 8.25 inches ( 29.21 x 20.955 cm )
Image Size: 7.75 x 5.5 inches ( 19.685 x 13.97 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A: Mint
Additional Details: First printing Litho...
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19th Century Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Two studies of a woman, 1921 charcoal drawing, signed
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932)
Two studies of a woman, 1921
charcoal on grey paper
signed and dated 24 10 (19)21 on the bottom right
39.5 x 24 cm
A varnish stain in the lower middle of t...
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1920s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Charcoal
"Bullier," Giclee Print on Paper after 1888 Lithograph Poster by Jules Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bullier" is a giclee print on paper after the 1888 original lithograph poster by Jules Cheret. A groups of happy people are centered around a harp being played by a woman in a red d...
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1880s Modern Jules Chéret Art
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Paper, Giclée
"Viviane, Maindron," Original Color Lithograph by Jules Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Viviane, Maindron" is an original color lithograph by Jules Cheret. It is an advertisement for a five-act ballet from 1886. It depicts a performer in a yellow dress with other dance...
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1880s Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
"Rappel," Original Color Lithograph Poster by Jules Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Rappel" is an original lithograph poster designed by Jules Cheret. This poster depicts a young man drumming. There is a small stain in the upper left corner. This poster was publish...
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1890s Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
"Les Petits Japonais," Original Color Lithograph by Jules Chéret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Petits Japonais" is an original color lithograph by Jules Cheret. It depicts three young Japanese children in red, yellow, and blue. This piece is a design for the cover of "Les...
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1890s Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Lidia - Lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche), 1895
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Chéret
Lidia (Alcazar d'été), 1895
Stone ithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum
Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4")
INFORMATION : Plate 25 of "Les Maîtres de...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
"Graine d'Horizontales," Original Black & White Lithograph by Jules Cheret
By Jules Chéret
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Graine d'Horizontales" is an original black and white lithograph by Jules Cheret. It depicts a woman with an animal on her left next to a page of everyday people.
8" x 11 1/2" ima...
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1890s Modern Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
David Copperfield Par Charles Dickens by Jules Chéret, Japon lithograph, 1886
By Jules Chéret
Located in Chicago, IL
Extremely rare early work by “The Father of the Poster,” Jules Chéret: Lithograph announcing Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield, printed on Imper...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
Jules Cheret (1836-1932) A Gallant scene with Pierrot, 1904 watercolor signed
By Jules Chéret
Located in Paris, FR
Jules Cheret (1836-1932)
A Gallant scene with Pierrot and children, 1904
signed, dated and dedicated in the lower right
Watercolour on paper in the shape of a fan, 60 cm wide at it...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Watercolor
Auvergne, French Travel Poster by Jules Cheret 1892
By Jules Chéret
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vintage lithograph poster by French artist Jules Cheret, advertising travel to the French region of Auvergne.
Jules Cheret, French (1836–1932)
Date: 1...
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1890s Art Nouveau Jules Chéret Art
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Lithograph
La Pantomime
By Jules Chéret
Located in San Francisco, CA
Signed on the stone lower left Chéret.
A superb impression of the definitive state of this rare panel from the small edition of unknown size. One of four panels comprising the ser...
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Late 19th Century Jules Chéret Art
Musee Grevin
By Jules Chéret
Located in San Francisco, CA
A proof impression printed prior to any poster text being added to the stone. Printed at Imprimerie Chaix (Ateliers Cheret).
Catalog: Malhotra 267, Broido Pl. 24
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Catalog: Malhotra 267, Broido Pl. 24
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20th Century Jules Chéret Art
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