Jules Chéret (1836-1932) - Lot 79

Jules Chéret (1836-1932) Pantomimes lumineuses / Optical theater by E. Reynaud. 1892. Lithograph. [790 x 1010]. Das frühe Plakat 227; Broido 468. color print. Fine two-piece proof on thin vellum, lined on strong white vellum and cloth-backed, the colors very fresh, without the upper margin marked "Musée Grévin". Two small white dots in the blue background on the right. "At the meeting of August 5, 1892, the Board of Directors of the Musée Grévin "certifies the treaty concluded by Mr. G. Thomas with Mr. Rayaud for the operation of the Pantomimes lumineuses." This contract gave him a five-year monopoly on the show. And decided on August 26, 1892 that "the Chaix company would produce a poster based on sketches by Mr. Jules Chéret to advertise the Pantomimes lumineuses". Musée Grévin, Délibérations du conseil d'administration, T2 1891-1907." (Réjane Bargiel and Ségolène Le Men, eds., La Belle Époque de Jules Chéret, De l'affiche au décor, Paris, Les Arts décoratifs and BnF, 2010, p. 220)