Jules CHÉRET (French, 1836–1932) - Lot 49

Lot n° 49
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Jules CHÉRET (French, 1836–1932) - Lot 49
Jules CHÉRET (French, 1836–1932) Jardin de Paris – Champs-Élysées, Concert, Night Festival, Ball, 1890 Original color lithographic poster on vellum paper, small format. Printed by Imp. Chaix (Ateliers Chéret), 20 rue Bergère, Paris. Signed in the stone in the lower left corner. Dimensions: Sheet: 82 × 57 cm (32.2 × 22.5 in.) Condition: Very poor condition. Numerous creases and wrinkles, including a central horizontal crease; tears and missing paper along the edges and in the corners, some extending into the image; water stains and foxing throughout, especially in the upper portion; old repairs on the back with reversible conservation tape; pencil annotations on the back. Sold as is, in need of restoration. Unframed. References: Broido 251 (var.); Maindron 1896, 219 (var.); PAI-LXI, 217. One of the many posters designed by Chéret for the Jardin de Paris, an open-air concert and dance garden on the Champs-Élysées directed by Charles Zidler, co-founder of the Moulin Rouge. The back bears period pencil annotations identifying the poster and mentioning Zidler.
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