This Piece Has Been Sold
Musee
Grevin (1896) Original Color Lithograph After Jules Cheret
Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper. Lifetime impression after Jules Cheret
from the series Les Affiche Illustrees. Transcribed from Cheret's full-size 1891 poster of the
same title by artisans at Atelier Chéret and issued as a plate in the publication Les Affiche Illustrees.
Published by Jules Chéret and printed at Impremiere Chaix (Atelier Chéret), Paris. The poster advertises
an exhibit at the Musee Grevin titled "Backstage at the Opera".
- Artist: Jules
Cheret
- Title: Musee Grevin from Les
Affiche Illustrees
- Year of
publication: 1896
- Image size: 11-5/8 inches H x 4-3/4 inches W (29.5 cm x 12.1 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 was produced.
Many have not survived. This piece was examined apart from the frame and found to be in excellent condition.
Gold leaf gallery frame with elegant corner design. Finished
with acid-free indigo matte and covered by UV-resistant acrylic (OP3 AR). Framed size is: 18-5/8 inches H
x 16-5/8 inches W (47.3 cm x 42.3 cm).
