Aug 05, 2021 - Sale 2577

Sale 2577 - Lot 157

Price Realized: $ 1,170
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932)

[MUSÉE GRÉVIN / THÉÂTRE LES FANTOCHES DE JOHN HEWELT.] 1900.


47x33 1/4 inches, 119 1/2x84 1/2 cm. Chaix, Paris.
Condition A: minor creases in margins and image. Framed.

Intended to advertise a marionette show, this poster is most often seen without text; it is one of Chéret's best-known decorative panels. This is the version before text. Broido cover and 471, DFP-II 267 (var), Cheret 608.