Les Maîtres de l'Affiche

Front cover (Paul Berthon)

Maîtres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster) refers to 256 color lithographic plates used to create an art publication during the Belle Époque in Paris, France. The collection, reproduced from the original works of ninety-seven artists in a smaller 11 x 15 inch format, was put together by Jules Chéret, the father of poster art.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Publishing history

The varied selection of prints were sold in packages of four and delivered monthly to subscribers. On sixteen occasions during the selling period between December 1895 through November 1900, the monthly package included a bonus of a specially created lithograph.

A complete set, in five volumes, was sold in 2014 for US$43,450.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Columns-list

Selected posters

All the poster, in alphabetical order, can be seen on the Commons page: Les Maîtres de l'Affiche.

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  Jules Chéret: Fête des Fleurs in Bagnères-de-Luchon
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  Alice Russell Glenny (American, 1858–1924): Women's Edition Buffalo Courier
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  Exposition Eugène Grasset au Salon des Cent, 1898
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  Dudley Hardy "To-Day" magazine, edited by Jerome K. Jerome
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  Template:Ill Electricine (1897)
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  Étienne Moreau-Nélaton (1859–1927): Exposition des "Arts de la Femme".
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  T. Privat-Livemont: Absinth Robette
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  T. Privat-Livemont: Casino de Cabourg
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  Louis Rhead: Read The Sun (NYC)
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  Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Jane Avril

The artists

Indexes of posters in the collection are given after names of their authors.