Feb 02, 2012 - Sale 2267

Sale 2267 - Lot 21

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932) [LIBRAIRE ED. SAGOT / AFFICHES-ESTAMPES.] Group of 6 color proofs. 1891.
Each approximately 93 1/2x33 1/2 inches. 237x85 cm. [Chaix, Paris.]
Condition varies, generally B / B-: tears, losses, chipping and creases in margins and image. Framed.
An exceptional and rare insight into Chéret's ability to mix four colors into an entire rainbow. Group includes: a red plate, yellow plate, green plate, blue plate, combined yellow and red plate, and a combined yellow, red and blue plate. Broido cites "some proofs in six different interim color states" (Broido p. 25). Broido 528.