La Danse (Dance), 1893
Jules Chéretexpand_more
Color lithographexpand_more
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Foster, 1966expand_more P.13,837
Not on Viewexpand_more
Jules Chéret was churning out 200,000 posters a year by the mid-1880s, transforming Parisian streets into what art critic Roger Marx called "an open-air museum." Chéret's signature was the "chérette," seen here in her usual guise: radiant, fey, seductive. Yet Chéret's contribution to L'Estampe originale catered to collectors' tastes for the unique. Instead of the bold, circus feel of his mass-produced posters, this print is muted, intimate, and atmospheric. The light-handed use of the lithographic crayon only adds to the transparency of the chérette's notoriously filmy costume.
Details
- Title
- La Danse (Dance)
- Artist Life
- (Paris, Nice), 1836–1932
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.13,837
- Provenance
- Edward A. Foster, Minneapolis; given tro MIA, 1966.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Stein & Karshan 16
- Curator Approved
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