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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932) ÉLYSÉE MONTMARTRE / BAL MASQUÉ. 96 1/2x34 1/2 inches, 245x87 1/2 cm. Chaix, Paris. Condition B+: discoloration along sharp horizontal folds and in top margin; minor restoration in margins; printers' creases. Two Sheets. Japan. L'Elysee Montmartre , the music hall that witnessed the birth of the quadrille, was the site of the Courier Francaise's yearly ball. Nonetheless, it was still a second class music hall and ballroom that struggled to survive. One of their last attempts to attract the public was to commission Cheret, whose art was the gold standard in advertising in that era, to design a poster. In his classic, elongated format he depicts a merry couple enjoying a masked ball amid a throng of revelers. Unfortunately even an exceptional poster was unable to save a mediocre establishment. It closed in 1893, unable to compete with the newly opened Moulin Rouge. Broido 210, Maindron 260, DFP II 190, Reims 342, Wine Spectator 13, Gold 144.
