Dec 15, 2010 - Sale 2234

Sale 2234 - Lot 8

Price Realized: $ 2,337
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932) FÊTE DES FLEURS / BAGNÈRES DE LUCHON. 1890.
48 3/4x33 3/4 inches, 123 3/4x85 1/2 cm.
Condition B+: minor restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds; abrasions in image. Framed.
Luchon is not only one of the most elegant spa resorts in France, but also has the additional distinction of being the only town to have had posters designed by both Alphonse Mucha and Jules Chéret. Broido 485, DFP-II 200, Maîtres pl. 101, Maindron 391, Pyrenees p. 21, Chéret 622.