Jules Chéret (French, 1836–1932) was a renowned painter and lithographer. Chéret was born in Paris, France, and his family was considered poor, though most of the family members had artistic leanings. At the age of 13, the artist left school and became an apprentice to a lithographer for three years. Chéret became increasingly interested in painting, and enrolled at the École Nationale de Dessin to study art. Chéret went to London to study photography from 1859 to 1866, and was greatly influenced by British Art, especially printing and poster design.
When Chéret returned to France, he took up poster printing and made posters for different theateres, including Eldorado, the Moulin Rouge, and the Olympia. Apart from the British poster printers, Chéret was also influenced by Rococo artists, such as Antoine Watteau. The demand for Chéret’s work grew, and he started working for different outfits, such as municipal festivals, beverage companies, and even pharmaceutical companies, producing different graphic advertisements. He was given the tag Father of the Women’s Liberation when he began producing huge paintings of free-spirited females, widely known as Chérettes, which were very much in contrast to the then-prevailing norm of depicting females as puritans or prostitutes. Examples of Chéret’s paintings include L’Arc en Ciel(1893), Grand Bal Masqué (1896), and Musée Grevin, Théâtre les Fantoches(1900).
Chéret was instrumental in the emergence of printers and poster designers in the late 1890s. He created the Maîtres de l’Affiche collection in 1895. This was a collection of reproductions from 97 Parisian artists, and the work inspired different artists, including Charles Gesmar. Chéret retired to Nice, France, when he was an old man. The French government awarded him the Légion d’honneur in 1890. He exhibited his work in different institutions, including the Louvre and the Salon, both in Paris. Chéret’s works are found in various institutions around the world, including the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan; the Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Jules Chéret died in Nice.
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| Jules Chéret's tomb in the cemetery Saint-Vincent, Paris |
This is part 1 of 7 on the works of Jules Chéret:
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| 1866 La Vie Parisienne theatre poster engraving 31.5 x 22.5 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1866 Orphée aux Enfers Bouffes Parisiens colour lithograph poster |
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| 1868 En Vente chez Tous les Libraires two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1869 La Famille des Gueux, scènes et costumes, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique lithograph 16.5 x 24.5 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1869 La Fée Machine à Coudre Automatique colour lithograph 130 x 94 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1869 Les Turcs Musique de Hervé two-colour lithograph 106 x 70 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1869 Valentino Grand Bal de Nuit two-colour lithograph |
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| 1869 Valentino Grand Bal de Nuit colour lithograph |
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| 1870-81 Le Vrai Bonheur est !!! lithograph 85.5 x 63.5 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1871 Bouffes Parisiens Boule de Neige Musique de J. Offenbach two-colour lithograph 100 x 70 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1871 Tertulia Café-Spectacle two-colour lithograph 43 x 34 cm |
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| 1872 Au Masque de fer Nouveautés two-colour lithograph 130 x 95 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1872 Etrennes à Tous les Enfants a Voltaire two-colour lithograph 125 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1872 Heu-Guillemont Entreprise d'Éclairage des Villes par le Schiste colour lithograph 106 x 78 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1872 Tivoli Vaux-Hall Bal de Nuit Paré, Masqué & Travesti two-colour lithograph 118 x 85 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1872 Valentino Tous les Soirs Bals Concerts colour lithograph |
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| 1873 Bouffes-Parisiens La Quenouille de Verre two-colour lithograph 76 x 56 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1874 Frascati Les Aztecs colour lithograph 127 x 90 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1874 Folies Bergère Tous les Soirs Holtum L'Homme aux Boulets de Canon colour lithograph 77 x 59 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (John Holtum, known as the Cannonball King) |
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| 1874 Folies-Bergère Les Tziganes two-colour lithograph 85 x 58 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1874 Folies-Bergère Troupe Bugny Chiens, Singes, Chevaux two-colour lithograph 89 x 56 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1874 Frascati Bal Masqué Arban et l'Orchestre de l'Opéra Tous les Samedis two-colour lithograph 126 x 90 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1874 Jardins d'Hiver & d'Été Tivoli Vaux-Hall two-colour lithograph 128 x 90.5 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1874 L'Ogresse Histoire de Pierre Pentecôte Grand Roman par Paul Féval two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm |
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| 1874 Les Ennemis de Monsieur Lubin Grand Roman par Constant Guéroult colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1874 Théâtre de la Gaité Orphée aux Enfers Musique de J. Offenbach two-colour lithograph 121 x 85 cm |
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| 1874 Valentino Delmonico le Célèbre Dompteur Noir two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm |
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| 1875 A la Magicienne Confection pour Dames Robes et Costumes Faits sur Mesure colour lithograph 123 x 90 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1875 Alcazar d'Eté Spectacle Concert Promenade two-colour lithograph 60 x 40 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1875 Au Grand Turenne Nouveautés et Habillements pour Hommes two-colour lithograph 116 x 84 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1875 Bidel Tous les Soirs two-colour lithograph 124 x 87 cm |
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| 1875 Folie-Bergère La Charmeuse de Serpents two-colour lithograph |
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| 1875 Folies-Bergère Thaumaturgie Humoristique two-colour lithograph |
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| 1875 Grands magasins de la Paix, Paris two-colour lithograph 76 x 96 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1875 La Reine Indigo, Opéra-Bouffe Musique de Johann Strauss two-colour lithograph |
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| 1875 Théâtre de la Gaité Voyage dans la Lune two-colour lithograph 129 x 91 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 L'Horloge Champs Elysées Couverture Mobile two-colour lithograph 57 x 41 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Alcazar d'Eté Tous les Soirs Les Rigolboches two-colour lithograph 60 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Alcazar d'Eté Tous les Soirs Les Rigolboches two-colour lithograph 60 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Athénée-Comique two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Café-Concert des Ambassadeurs L'Avaleur de Sabres two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Cirque d'Hiver Cendrillon two-colour lithograph 127 x 89 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Cirque d'Hiver Une Caravane dans le Désert two-colour lithograph 124 x 92 cm |
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| 1876 Concert des Ambassadeurs Tous les Soirs Les Frères Avone colour lithograph 85 x 66 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Concert du XIXe Siècle 61 Rue du Château two-colour lithograph 125 x 89 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Concert-Promenade de L'Horloge Débuts de l'Homme-Femme Soprano two-colour lithograph |
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| 1876 Fantaisies Music-Hall two-colour lithograph 128 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Folies-Bergère O. Metra colour lithograph 58 x 42 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Folies-Bergère Skating Concert two-colour lithograph |
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| 1876 La Biche au Bois colour lithograph 41 x 61 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1876 Tous les Soirs a 8 Heures Folies-Bergère O. Métra colour lithograph |
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| 1876 Tous les Soirs. Folies-Bergère Jefferson L'Homme-Poisson two-colour lithograph 62 x 51 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1877 Folies-Bergère Les Girard colour lithograph 59 x 44 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1879L'Horloge Champs Elysées Les Girard colour lithograph 57.4 c 43.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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