Friday 9 April 2021

Jules Chéret - part 2

 

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:


1877 Folies-Montholon Concert-Spectacle, Entrée Libre
two-colour lithograph 77 x 64 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1877 Tous les Soirs, Café-Concert des Ambassadeurs Les Mogolis
two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1877-79 Cascabel
two-colour lithograph 127 x 88.5 cm
Museum of Modern Art, New York
 

1878 A la Parisienne
La Plus Grande Maison de Confection pour Dames
two-colour lithograph 99 x 74 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1878 Diorama au Jardin des Tuileries
 two-colour lithograph 60 x 42 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1878 Folies Bergère, Les Phoïtes
two-colour lithograph 60 x 43 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1878 Les Parisiennes par A. Grévin et A. Huart
lithograph 130 x 85 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1878 Theâtre de L'Opéra Polyeucte
 Opéra en 5 Actes d'Après Corneille
lithograph 75 x 56 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1879 Au Petit St Thomas. Jouets Etrennes
two-colour lithograph 82 x 62 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1879 Au Roi des Halles Vêtements pour Hommes
two-colour lithograph 130 x 90 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1879 Journal pour Tous
two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1879 Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
two-colour lithograph 126 x 85 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1880  Machines Agricoles de Th. Pilter
two-colour lithograph 79 x 64 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1880 Folies-Bergère Le Géant Simonoff & La Princesse Paulina La Poupée Vivante
two-colour lithograph 83 x 32 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1881 Grand Panorama Les Cuirassiers de Reichshoffen
two-colour lithograph 80 x 60 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1881 Folies-Bergère
La Musique de l'avenir Par Les Bozza
two-colour lithograph 56 x 42 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

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
1880 Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts appliqués à l'Industrie 6th Exposition
two-colour lithograph 83 x 60 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris


1880 Trouvez la Superbe Jaquette à 14F
lithograph 84 x 123 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1880 Skating-Théâtre, Bal Masqué Tous les Samedis
two-colour lithograph 122 x 83 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1880 Jardins d'Hiver & d'Éte Tivoli Waux-Hall
two-colour lithograph

1880 Grands Magasins du Printemps Été
lithograph 115 x 80 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1880 Folies-Bergères Léonati Vélocipédiste
two-colour lithograph

1880 Folies-Bergères La Tarentule
two-colour lithograph 59 x 43 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1881 Lactéoline pour Bain Toilette, Lotion
two-lithograph 108 x 78 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris


1881 Tripes à la Mode de Caen
two-colour lithograph 180 x 127 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1881-90 Marmite Américaine
two-colour lithograph 124 x 88 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1882 10, Boulevard Montmartre Musée Grévin
 Incessamment Ouverture
two-colour lithograph 122 x 86 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France

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

1882 Hippodrome (proof)
two-colour lithograph

1882 Hippodrome au Pont de l'Alma
two-colour lithograph 114 x 81 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1882 Jardin Zoologique d'Acclimatation Indiens Galibis
two-colour lithograph 88 x 125 cm

1882 Machine à Coudre "H. Vigneron"
Seule Maison à Bordeaux
two-colour lithograph 114 81.5 cm

c1882 Valentino Grand Bal Masqué & Travesti
two-colour lithograph

1886 Valentino, Gd. Bal de Nuit Paré Masqué & Travesti
colour lithograph

1883 Concert Ambassadeurs
two-colour lithograph 125 x 88 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris


1883 Palace Théâtre La Troupe Hongroise
Fantasie-Ballet de A. Grévin
two-colour lithograph 58 x 43 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1884  E. Pichot imprimeur Editeur, Etiquettes de Luxe
two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1884 David Copperfield Par Charles Dickens
two-colour lithograph 121.9 x 85.1 cm

1884 La Petite Mionne par Emile Richebourg
En Vente Partout
two-colour lithograph 126 x 86 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1884 République Française Fetes de Mont de Marsan
colour lithograph 128  x 90 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1885 Alcazar d'Eté Les 4 Soeurs Martens
two-colour lithograph 123 x 84 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1885 Mam'zelle Gavroche Musique de Hervé
colour lithograph

1885 Oeuvres de Rabelais Illustrées par A. Robida
 two-colour lithograph 231 x 82 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1885 Oeuvres de Rabelais illustrées par A. Robida
La Livraison 15c colour
two-colour lithograph 120 x 80 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1885 Pan a Journal of Satire
two-colour lithograph

1885 Tabarin Opéra en 2 Actes
lithograph

1886 Athénée Comique Revue Comedie Vaudville
colour lithograph

1886 Eden Théâtre
Viviane Ballet en 5 Actes & 9 Tableaux
colour lithograph

1886 Faust! Lydia Thompson
two-colour lithograph

1886 Les Misérables par Victor Hugo
two-colour lithograph 61 x 82 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1886 Skating-Théâtre Bal Masque
two-colour lithograph

1887 Bonnard-Bidault
Affichage et distribution d'imprimés
colour lithograph 124.5 x 89 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1887 Entrepôt du Chardon, Bière Française
colour lithograph 63 x 40 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

1887 La Juive du Château Trompette
colour lithograph 240 x 80 cm
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris