JULES CHÉRET (1836-1932) LE PUNCH GRASSOT. 1895. 48 1/4x33 1/4 inches, 122 1/2x84 1/2 cm. Chaix, Paris. Condition B / B+: replaced lower right corner into text; repaired tears, creases and overpainting in text and along vertical and horizontal folds; ink and tax stamps in lower image and text. A classic Chéret image with a charming young woman virtually floating out of the poster with her ready tray of aperitifs to promote the product. Coquettishly, she turns her back to the viewer. Despite the brilliance of the lithography, the scene itself is unrealistic, as the girl appears not to be holding the tray, and (uncharacteristically for Chéret) her legs are out of proportion to her body. Broido 876, Maindron 427, DFP-II 258, Reims 406, Cheret 1142, Wine Spectator 1.
