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Lot 40
[FINE ART, POSTERS] Original 1895 "Papier a Cigarettes Job" by Jules Cheret
Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Jules Chéret (1836-1932), designer
Papier A CIGARETTES JOB
Lithograph
Paris
Imprimerie Chaix (Ateliers Chéret), Rue Bergère
French tax stamp to lower left
1895
Visible approx. 33 7/8 x 48 in., framed to 38 1/4 x 51 3/4 in.
Broido 1028; Maindron 850
Original classic Belle Époque French advertising poster designed by Jules Chéret, widely regarded as the "Father of the Modern Poster." A vivacious red-headed Parisian woman, wearing a fashionable leg-of-mutton-sleeved frock vividly patterned in mustard yellow stripes, sassily casts her gaze toward the artist.
The iconic design was included as plate No. 1 of Chéret's series "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" [Masters of the Posters], a series of 256 posters reproducing many of his works and the works of 97 other artists. Perennially popular, the design is often reprinted; however, original printings remain rare.
References
Lucy Broido. The Posters of Jules Chéret: 46 Full-Color Plates & an Illustrated Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Dover, 1980.
Ernest Maindron. Les Affiches Illustrées (1886-1895). Paris: Librairie Artistique, G. Boudet, 1896.
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[Posters, Fine Art, Art, Abstract Expressionism]
Condition
Framed. Not examined out of frame. Complete condition report available upon request.
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