Jules Cheret (French 1836-1932)

“The man who places something good where before was nothing but bad, something beautiful where before was ugliness, is a veritable missionary. Jules Chéret went out into the desert and produced an oasis—beauty where none was expected. Reds, yellows and blues are not tractable; yet they are a part of the language of the advertiser. He sounds a trumpet in prismatic colors; he announces a sale, a cure-all, a new book, a play, a singer.” Louis H. Gibson, “Jules Chéret,” Modern Art 1, no. 1 (Winter 1893).

       

"His (poster) masterpieces define the limits of poster style: where Cheret epitomizes a completely external, impersonal viewpoint, Lautrec is the embodiment of internal, personal vision with a point to make, not, to be sure, a moral judgment, but rather an amused, wry observation on the passing scene. The achievement of Cheret was to create a world of explosive happiness, and to paste it on the walls of Paris. As a painter he will be remembered for what Huysmans calls his 'spirit of nervous gaiety', as a lithographer for his superb technique, and as a poster artist for being the ancestor of all modern advertising." (Abdy p.36)

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  • Exposition de Tableaux et Dessins de A. Willete

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Exposition de Tableaux...

    PL. 97

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series.
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

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    $250.00
  • Fete des Fleurs

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Fete des Fleurs

    PL. 101

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $275.00
    $275.00
  • 1st Bal Masque

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    1st Bal Masque

    PL. 105

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $300.00
    $300.00
  • Quinquina Dubonnet

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Quinquina Dubonnet

    PL. 109

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

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    $275.00
  • Emilienne d'Alencon

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Emilienne d'Alencon

    PL. 113

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $200.00
    $200.00
  • Oeuvres de Rabelais

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Oeuvres de Rabelais

    PL. 117

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $150.00
    $150.00
  • La Diaphane

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    La Diaphane

    PL. 121

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $300.00
    $300.00
  • Cadet Roussel

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Cadet Roussel

    PL. 125

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $150.00
    $150.00
  • Casino d'Enghien

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Casino d'Enghien

    PL. 129

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

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    $225.00
  • Olympia

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Olympia

    PL.133

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898

    Reference: (all var): Broido, 346; Maindron 1896, 278; Maitres,...

    $550.00
    $550.00
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  • Oeuvre de l'Hospitalite de Nuit

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Oeuvre de l'Hospitalit...

    PL. 137

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $125.00
    $125.00
  • Aux Buttes Chaumont

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Aux Buttes Chaumont

    PL. 141

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free, archival...

    $275.00
    $275.00
  • Saxoleine

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Saxoleine

    PL. 145

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1899. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $275.00
    $275.00
  • Bals de l'Opera en 1899

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Bals de l'Opera en 1899

    PL. 149

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1899. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $375.00
    $375.00
  • Eau des Sirenes

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Eau des Sirenes

    PL. 153

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitre de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1899. 

    Reference: Broido, 925; Maindron 1896, 763; Maitres, 153 (var);...

    $250.00
    $250.00