Théâtre de L’Opéra
Jules Chéret
THÉÂTRE DE L’OPERA
lithograph
February 1897
February 1897
Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper.
Signed and dated on the stone center right JChéret / 96.
A fine impression of the definitive state, from the edition on this paper (there was also a small edition on Japan paper). Transcribed from Chéret’s 1896 poster of the same title by artisans at Atelier Chéret and issued as plate 57 (of 256) in the series Le Maîtres de l’Affiche, bearing the blindstamp of the program (Lugt 1777c) in the sheet lower right. Published by Jules Chéret; printed at Impremiere Chaix (Atelier Chéret), Paris.
Catalog: Masters of the Poster pl. 57.
