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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  • Fourth Panel: la Comedie

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Fourth Panel: la Comedie

    PL. 205

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900. 
    Very Rare to find all four.

    Reference: Chéret, 76-79 &...

    $2450.00 (Set of 4)
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  • Journal

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Journal "le Rappel"

    PL. 209

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $225.00
    $225.00
  • Pippermint

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Pippermint

    PL. 213

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

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    $250.00
  • Taverne Olympia

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Taverne Olympia

    PL. 217

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $450.00
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  • Grand Theatre de l'Exposition (1889)

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Grand Theatre de l'Exp...

    PL. 221

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $175.00
    $175.00
  • La Gomme

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    La Gomme

    PL. 225

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $175.00
    $175.00
  • La Bodiniere

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    La Bodiniere

    PL. 229

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $250.00
    $250.00
  • L'Aureole du Midi

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    L'Aureole du Midi

    PL. 233

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900.
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $275.00
    $275.00
  • Palais de Glace

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Palais de Glace

    PL. 237

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $350.00
    $350.00
  • Summer Concert

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Summer Concert

    SPPL. 1

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1896
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $375.00
    $375.00
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  • Harlequin

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Harlequin

    SPPL. 2

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1896. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $225.00
    $225.00
  • Woman with Fan

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Woman with Fan

    SPPL. 3

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1896. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $225.00
    $225.00
  • Spring Flower

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Spring Flower

    SPPL. 5

    Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series. 
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1897. 
    Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free,...

    $175.00
    $175.00
  • Music

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Music

    SPPL. 9

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

    $225.00
    $225.00
  • Dance

    Jules Cheret, French (1836-1932)

    Dance

    SPPL. 13

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

    $325.00
    $325.00
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