Aug 05, 2021 - Sale 2577

Sale 2577 - Lot 155

Price Realized: $ 812
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932)

MADAME SANS - GÊNE. 1894.


48 1/4x33 1/4 inches, 122 1/2x84 1/2 cm. Chaix, Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tear at top edge, into text; repaired tears and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds; slight foxing in right image. Framed.

Slightly arrogant and carefree as the title indicates, the main character of this serialized story is a laundress who works her way up through society. Seen here regally adorned with an ermine-fringed red robe and yellow gown, it is no wonder that she might be a little conceited; from her humble beginnings, she is now consorting with Napoleon himself! Broido 670, Maindron 557, DFP-II 247.