"A satirical journal named after the mischievous god of revelry is announced
by a design featuring, among other things, grapes. Pan was also the patron saint
of wine. This magazine was founded in Liverpool in 1865. There were at least a
dozen others of the same name at different periods in Berlin, London, Paris, Milan,
Lyon, Buenos Aires, Stockholm, etc" (Rennert,
PAI-VIII, 1) "Among Cheret's earlier clients were publishers of newspapers,
magazines and books. In the case of books, some of the earliest of which he also
illustrated, Cheret selects a highlight, often a tensely dramatic scene, and depicts
it in a straight illustrative style. A great many novels were published in this
era on the instalment plan, either in papers or magazines, or thin booklets appearing
on a weekly basis. Altogether, Cheret prepared some 120 posters for them, starting
sometime in the late 1860's. They were an important source of income for him during
the years when he struggled to establish his reputation. For us these posters
show Cheret's growth as a posterist before he settled down to the light-hearted
style of his frolicking fairies" (Rennert,
PAI-VIII) |
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