Jules Chéret and “Les Maîtres de l’affi che”

Authors

  • Elena A. Petukhova St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia Author

Keywords:

Jules Chéret, Les Maîtres de l’affi che, poster, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Théophile Steinlen, Alphonse Mucha

Abstract

Jules Chéret is one of painters and graphic artists of the second half of the 19th century. He is the founder of poster art in France and the publisher of “Les Maîtres de l’affi che” series which includes reduced lithographic versions of the best posters of Europe and America, by more than 90 great artists. The plates of the series are unique material for the research in the domain of poster art.
 

Author Biography

  • Elena A. Petukhova, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Petukhova, Elena A. St. Petersburg State University, student

References

Исследование выполнено в рамках НИР «Традиционное и современное искусство в России и Западном мире в контексте общеевропейских интеграционных процессов: модульное структурирование». Мер. 2. Проведение фундаментальных научных исследований по областям знаний, обеспечивающим подготовку кадров в СПбГУ. 5.38.100.2012

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Barnicoat J. A concise history of posters, 1870–1970. New York, 1972. P. 20.

Imprimerie Chaix.

Appelbaum S. The Complete «Masters of the Poster». New York, 1990. P. III.

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Published

2012-10-11

Issue

Section

Western Art of the 19th-20th Centuries and Theory of Art

How to Cite

Petukhova, E. A. (2012). Jules Chéret and “Les Maîtres de l’affi che”. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art, 2, 292–297. https://publ.actual-art.org/aptha/article/view/10328