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Bal
au Moulin Rouge (1896) Original Color Lithograph After Jules Cheret
Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper. Lifetime impression after Jules Cheret
for the Affiche Illustrees series.
Transcribed from Cheret's full-size 1889
poster of the same title by artisans at Atelier Chéret and issued as a plate in the series Les Affiche Illustrees.
Published by Jules Chéret and printed at Impremiere Chaix (Atelier Chéret), Paris. Advertising dancing at a
masked ball at the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret.
- Artist: Jules Cheret
- Title: Bal au Moulin Rouge from Affiche Illustrees
- Year of publication: 1896
- Image size: 9-1/4 inches H x 6-1/2 inches W (23.5 cm x 16.5 cm)
- Sheet size: 12-1/4 inches H x 8-3/4 inches W (31.1 cm x 22.2 cm)
Only 1,050 copies of this image were produced. Many have not survived; many others have not survived in good condition.
This piece was examined apart from the frame and found to be in excellent condition. Heavy
frame with a gold-on-wood highlights. Finished with acid-free black matte and covered by glass. Framed size is:
18-1/4 inches H x 15-3/8 inches W (46.3 cm x 39 cm).
