Exceptionelle II
Lot 418:
Description
Keywords: Belle Époque Art, French Art Nouveau, Charcoal on Paper, Female Performer, Early 20th Century, Parisian Cabaret, Performing Arts, Vintage French Sketch, Impressionist Influence, Fashion Illustration, Art Deco
Original charcoal drawing by Jules Chéret (1836–1932), portraying a cabaret dancer mid-movement, wearing a voluminous dress and elaborate hat. Signed lower right. Circa 1900
Jules Cheret did work with coloration and perspective that "caused a revolution, a color revolution" and likely inspired the Fauve painters whose colorful works were first publicly exhibited in 1933, the year after his death. Because of his innovations, "there was fun and fantasy, glimpses of laughter, whirling of dancers decorating the kiosks of Paris, dazzling the senses and creating a movement of gaiety that had not existed before."
Art: 15 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (40 x 24.1 cm.), Frame: 17 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (44.5 x 28.6 cm.) approx
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Presents Well. Some minor paper loss and staining, consistent with age.
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