Self Portrait
Jules Cheret
(May 31, 1836 - September 23, 1932)
Jules Cheret (May 31, 1836 - September 23, 1932) was a French painter and lithographer who became a master of poster art. Often called the father of the modern poster.
Born in Paris to a poor but creative family of artisans, a lack of finances meant Jules Cheret had a very limited education. At age thirteen, he began a three-year apprenticeship with a lithographer and then his interest in painting led him to take an art course at the École Nationale de Dessin.
Like most other fledgling artists, Cheret studied the techniques of various artists, past and present, by visiting Paris museums.
Reproduction of a Poster Advertising the 'Bal au Moulin Rouge', 1889
'Ball at the Moulin Rouge, Place Blanche', 1889
'The French Standard', poster advertising the 'Atelier de Constructions Mecaniques, Bicycles and Tricycles, Paris, 1891
Reproduction of a poster advertising the first 'Grand Bal Masque', Theatre de L'Opera, Paris, 1896
Poster advertising the publication of 'Les Miserables' by Victor Hugo (1802-85) 1886
Advertising for 'Humber Cycles'
Reproduction of a Poster Advertising 'Loie Fuller' at the Folies-Bergere, 1893
'Madame Sans-Gene' in Le Radical, by Edmond Lepelletier, taken from the play
Reproduction of a poster advertising the 'Taverne Olympia', Paris, 1899
Mercredi 9 decembre 1896, Journee Sarah Bernhardt, Menu Card, 1896
Poster advertising 'Benzo-Moteur' Motor Oil Especially for Automobiles, 1901
Dancer with a Basque Tambourine