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 part 1 also.
This is part 2 of 7 on the works of Jules Chéret:
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| 1877 Folies-Montholon Concert-Spectacle, Entrée Libre two-colour lithograph 77 x 64 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1877 Tous les Soirs, Café-Concert des Ambassadeurs Les Mogolis two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1877-79 Cascabel two-colour lithograph 127 x 88.5 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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| 1878 A la Parisienne La Plus Grande Maison de Confection pour Dames two-colour lithograph 99 x 74 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1878 Diorama au Jardin des Tuileries two-colour lithograph 60 x 42 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1878 Folies Bergère, Les Phoïtes two-colour lithograph 60 x 43 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1878 Les Parisiennes par A. Grévin et A. Huart lithograph 130 x 85 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1878 Theâtre de L'Opéra Polyeucte Opéra en 5 Actes d'Après Corneille lithograph 75 x 56 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1879 Au Petit St Thomas. Jouets Etrennes two-colour lithograph 82 x 62 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1879 Au Roi des Halles Vêtements pour Hommes two-colour lithograph 130 x 90 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1879 Journal pour Tous two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1879 Victor Hugo, Les Misérables two-colour lithograph 126 x 85 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1880 Machines Agricoles de Th. Pilter two-colour lithograph 79 x 64 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1880 Folies-Bergère Le Géant Simonoff & La Princesse Paulina La Poupée Vivante two-colour lithograph 83 x 32 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1881 Grand Panorama Les Cuirassiers de Reichshoffen two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1881 Folies-Bergère La Musique de l'avenir Par Les Bozza two-colour lithograph 56 x 42 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1881 Concert des Ambassadeurs L'Arche de Noé Paroles et Musique de J. Costé two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1880 Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts appliqués à l'Industrie 6th Exposition two-colour lithograph 83 x 60 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1880 Trouvez la Superbe Jaquette à 14F lithograph 84 x 123 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1880 Skating-Théâtre, Bal Masqué Tous les Samedis two-colour lithograph 122 x 83 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1880 Jardins d'Hiver & d'Éte Tivoli Waux-Hall two-colour lithograph |
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| 1880 Grands Magasins du Printemps Été lithograph 115 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1880 Folies-Bergères Léonati Vélocipédiste two-colour lithograph |
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| 1880 Folies-Bergères La Tarentule two-colour lithograph 59 x 43 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1881 Lactéoline pour Bain Toilette, Lotion two-lithograph 108 x 78 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1881 Tripes à la Mode de Caen two-colour lithograph 180 x 127 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1881-90 Marmite Américaine two-colour lithograph 124 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1882 10, Boulevard Montmartre Musée Grévin Incessamment Ouverture two-colour lithograph 122 x 86 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France |
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| 1882 Grands Magasins de la Ville de St Denis, Paris Exposition de Nouveautés d'Hiver two-colour lithograph 116 x 81 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1882 Hippodrome (proof) two-colour lithograph |
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| 1882 Hippodrome au Pont de l'Alma two-colour lithograph 114 x 81 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1882 Jardin Zoologique d'Acclimatation Indiens Galibis two-colour lithograph 88 x 125 cm |
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| 1882 Machine à Coudre "H. Vigneron" Seule Maison à Bordeaux two-colour lithograph 114 81.5 cm |
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| c1882 Valentino Grand Bal Masqué & Travesti two-colour lithograph |
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| 1886 Valentino, Gd. Bal de Nuit Paré Masqué & Travesti colour lithograph |
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| 1883 Concert Ambassadeurs two-colour lithograph 125 x 88 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1883 Palace Théâtre La Troupe Hongroise Fantasie-Ballet de A. Grévin two-colour lithograph 58 x 43 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1884 E. Pichot imprimeur Editeur, Etiquettes de Luxe two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1884 David Copperfield Par Charles Dickens two-colour lithograph 121.9 x 85.1 cm |
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| 1884 La Petite Mionne par Emile Richebourg En Vente Partout two-colour lithograph 126 x 86 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1884 République Française Fetes de Mont de Marsan colour lithograph 128 x 90 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1885 Alcazar d'Eté Les 4 Soeurs Martens two-colour lithograph 123 x 84 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1885 Mam'zelle Gavroche Musique de Hervé colour lithograph |
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| 1885 Oeuvres de Rabelais Illustrées par A. Robida two-colour lithograph 231 x 82 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1885 Oeuvres de Rabelais illustrées par A. Robida La Livraison 15c colour two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1885 Pan a Journal of Satire two-colour lithograph |
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| 1885 Tabarin Opéra en 2 Actes lithograph |
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| 1886 Athénée Comique Revue Comedie Vaudville colour lithograph |
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| 1886 Eden Théâtre Viviane Ballet en 5 Actes & 9 Tableaux colour lithograph |
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| 1886 Faust! Lydia Thompson two-colour lithograph |
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| 1886 Les Misérables par Victor Hugo two-colour lithograph 61 x 82 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1886 Skating-Théâtre Bal Masque two-colour lithograph |
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| 1887 Bonnard-Bidault Affichage et distribution d'imprimés colour lithograph 124.5 x 89 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1887 Entrepôt du Chardon, Bière Française colour lithograph 63 x 40 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
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| 1887 La Juive du Château Trompette colour lithograph 240 x 80 cm Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris |
