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.
For earlier works by Chéret see parts 1 & 2 also.
This is part 3 of 7 on the works of Jules Chéret:
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| 1887 Le Cocher de Montmartre Par Jean Bruno two-colour lithograph 123 x 87 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1887 Musée Grévin Les Dames Hongroises Dirigées par Agnès Krakhauer colour lithograph 125 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France |
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| 1887 Olympia Paris Hippodrome Exhibition of Arabs of the Sahara Desert colour lithograph 266 x 106 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1888 A Partir du 29 Mars lire dans Le Petit Lyonnais Le Juif Errant par Eugène Sue two-colour lithograph 120 x 82 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1888 Aux Buttes Chaumont Jouets Objets pour Étrennes colour lithograph 250 x 100 cm |
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| 1888 Aux Buttes Chaumont Jouets Objets pour Étrennes colour lithograph 250 x 100 cm |
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| 1888 Bullier Jeudis Grande Fête Samedis et Dimanches Bal colour lithograph 122 x 87 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1888 Exposition de Tableaux et Dessins de A. Willette colour lithograph 124 x 88 cm |
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| 1888 Halle Aux Chapeaux Articles de Luxe et de Travail colour lithograph 125 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1888 Hippodrome Holtum L'Homme aux Boulets de Canon colour lithograph 55 x 41 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1888 Hippodrome, Skobeleff colour lithograph 124 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1888 Kinia Raffard Amer Toni-Apéritif two-colour lithograph |
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| 1888 L'Amant des Danseuses Roman Moderniste par Félicien Champsaur colour lithograph 128 x 93 cm |
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| 1888 Lire dans la Lanterne P'Tit Mi par René Maizeroy two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm |
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| 1888 Montagnes Russes Boulevard des Capucines, 28 colour lithograph 123 x 89 cm |
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| 1888 Nouveau Cirque, L'île des Singes colour lithograph 122 x 86 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1889 Au Petit St Thomas Paris Jouets Livres Articles Nouveaux pour Étrennes lithograph 124 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1889 Bal du Moulin Rouge, Place Blanche colour lithograph 125.1 x 88.9 cm |
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| 1889 Bal du Moulin Rouge lithograph |
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| 1889 Bal du Moulin Rouge Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with Tremolada, standing next to Jules Chéret's poster |
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| 1889 Bigarreau Bourguignon F. Mugnier Seul Fabricant à Dijon colour lithograph 124 x 88 cm |
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| 1889 Cabaret Roumain de l'Exposition Montagnes Russes two-colour lithograph 125 x 89 cm |
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| 1889 Exposition Universelle de 1889 Le Pays des Fées Jardin Enchantté colour lithograph 83 x 57 cm |
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| 1889 Exposition Universelle des Arts Incohérents two-colour lithograph 60 x 42 cm |
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| 1889 Glycérine Tooth Paste Gellé Frères colour lithograph 129 x 87 cm |
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| 1889 Grand Théâtre de l'Exposition Palais des Enfants colour lithograph 244 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1889 Grand Théâtre de l’Exposition Palais des Enfants colour lithograph |
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| 1889 Job Papier a Cigarettes colour lithograph (proof) 125 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1889 Job Papier a Cigarettes colour lithograph |
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| 1889 La Cigale Madrilène Opéra-Comique en Deux Actes de Léon Bernoux colour lithograph |
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| 1889 La Gomme par Félicien Champsaur colour lithograph 89 x 124 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1889 Lire dans le Progrès Joseph Balsamo par Alexandre Dumas colour lithograph 120 x 85 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1889 Montagnes Russes Tous les Soirs Danseuses Espagnoles colour lithograph 117 x 82 cm |
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| 1889 Musée Grévin, Souvenir de l'Exposition colour lithograph 216 x 74 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Achetez Jouets et Articles pour Étrennes colour lithograph 120 x 86 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Alcazar d'Eté, Revue Fin de Siècle colour lithograph 123 x 87 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Bagnères de Luchon, Fête des Fleurs colour lithograph 125 x 87 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Exposition de l'Affiche Illustrée colour lithograph 225 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Exposition de la Gravure Japonaise colour lithograph 83 x 118 cm Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1890 Folies-Bergère, Le Miroir, Pantomine par René Maizeroy colour lithograph |
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| 1890 Hippodrome de la Porte Maillot, Paris Courses colour lithograph 124 x 88 cm |
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| 1890 L'Hiver à Nice colour lithograph 180 x 124 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 La Closerie des Genets colour lithograph 121.9 x 85 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota |
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| 1890 La Diaphane, Poudre de Riz Sarah Bernhardt colour lithograph |
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| 1890 Lire dans La Petite République Française L'Infamie colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Lire dans La Petite République Française L'Infamie Roman Inédit par Oscar Metenier two-colour lithograph 138 x 205 cm |
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| 1890 Moulin Rouge Paris-Cancan par Toutes les Célébrités chorégraphiques Tous les Soirs Spectacle-Concert-Bal colour lithograph 124 x 89 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Palais du Trocadéro Samedi 14 Juin à 2H Fête de Charité colour lithograph 124.5 x 86.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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| 1890 Pavillon de la Ville de Paris... 4e Expon. on Blanc et Noir lithograph 124 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1890 Pippermint Get Frères à Revel colour lithograph 123.1 x 87.9 cm Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota |
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| 1890 The Diaphane Sarah Bernhardt's Rice Powder colour lithograph 121.9 x 84.4 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA |
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| 1 1890 Jardin de Paris Fête de Nuit Bal colour lithograph 82.2 x 59 cm |
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| 1890 Woman (possibly a study for Jardin de Paris Fête de Nuit Bal above) crayon on paper |
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| 1896 Jardin de Paris, Fête de Nuit Bal (a later revised version) colour lithograph 121.9 x 86.6 cm |
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