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Jules Chéret

Jules Chéret

French, 1836

WA-00026568

Paris, France

PrintmakingArt Nouveau

Representation

None documented

7

Institutional Exhibitions

47

Works in Collection

76

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ610202 ULAN500030480

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Posters from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Posters in the Penthouse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Art Nouveau

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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Travel Posters

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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A History of the Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

Field Verification (4 fields)

4 cross-verified · 0 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1089
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Jules Chéret was a French painter and lithographer who pioneered the modern poster at the intersection of fine art and commercial design. Working primarily in color lithography from the 1860s onward, he developed a fluid, gestural approach to female figures set against dynamic, abbreviated backgrounds that became synonymous with Belle Époque visual culture. His technical innovations in chromolithography and his prolific output for Parisian entertainment venues established the vocabulary of poster art as a legitimate artistic medium. Chéret's work bridged nineteenth-century academic painting and twentieth-century modernism, influencing generations of graphic designers and fine artists.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Art Nouveau

Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

Canonical record

Artworks (47)

Palais de Glace

1900 · Lithograph

97 x 34 1/4" (246.4 x 87 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Loie Fuller

1897 · Color lithograph on paper

Sheet: 139 × 101 cm (54 3/4 × 39 3/4")

National Portrait Gallery

La Loïe Fuller

La Loïe Fuller

1897 · Lithograph

15 5/8 x 11 7/8" (39.7 x 30.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Elegant Lady Seated in a Chair

Elegant Lady Seated in a Chair

1895 · red chalk with white heightening on blue wove paper

sheet: 36.3 × 25 cm (14 5/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Quinquina Dubonnet, Apéritif, Dans tous les Cafés

Quinquina Dubonnet, Apéritif, Dans tous les Cafés

1895 · Lithograph

49 1/16 x 34 5/16" (124.6 x 87.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Au Quartier Latin

Au Quartier Latin

1894 · color lithograph

National Gallery of Art

Vin Mariani

1894 · Color lithograph on tan wove poster paper

57.3 × 37.2 cm (22 9/16 × 14 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Fairy of the Rock (La Fée du Rocher)

1894 · Book with fifteen color lithographs on cream wove paper

44.8 × 32.7 × 0.9 cm (17 11/16 × 12 7/8 × 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vin Mariani, 1894

Vin Mariani, 1894

width: 872 cm, length: 1243 cm

Loie Fuller

1893 · Color lithographic poster

Image: 111.1 x 82.4cm (43 3/4 x 32 7/16")

National Portrait Gallery

Saxoleine

1893 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper

124.2 × 88.2 cm (48 15/16 × 34 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Folies-Bergere, L'Arc en Ciel, Ballet-Pantomine en Trois Tableaux

Folies-Bergere, L'Arc en Ciel, Ballet-Pantomine en Trois Tableaux

1893 · Lithograph

48 3/4 x 34 1/8" (123.9 x 86.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Palais du Trocadéro, samedi 27 mai à 2 heures, Fête de Charité, donnée au bénéfice de la Société de secours aux familles des

Museum of Modern Art

Folies-Bergère, La Loïe Fuller (Loïe Fuller at the Folies-Bergère)

Folies-Bergère, La Loïe Fuller (Loïe Fuller at the Folies-Bergère)

1893 · Lithograph

48 1/2 x 34 1/2" (123.2 x 87.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Palais de Glace Champs Elysées

Palais de Glace Champs Elysées

1893 · Lithograph

48 7/8 x 34 3/4" (124.1 x 88.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Librarie Ed. Sagot

1892 · Lithograph

96 3/4 x 34 1/4" (245.8 x 87 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Olympia Anciennes, Mont Agnes Russes, Boulevard des Capucines

Olympia Anciennes, Mont Agnes Russes, Boulevard des Capucines

1892 · Lithograph

49 x 34 3/8" (124.4 x 87.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1891 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper, laid down on linen

126 × 84.6 cm (49 5/8 × 33 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1891 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper, laid down on linen

127 × 84 cm (50 × 33 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

l'Etendard Francais

l'Etendard Francais

1891 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper

123.8 × 88.1 cm (48 3/4 × 34 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1891 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper, laid down on linen

127 × 84.7 cm (50 × 33 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Palais de Glace

Palais de Glace

1891 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper

124 × 87.9 cm (48 7/8 × 34 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La danseuse de corde, 1891

La danseuse de corde, 1891

width: 880 cm, height: 1260 cm

Saxoleine, Pétrole de Sûreté

Saxoleine, Pétrole de Sûreté

1891 · Lithograph

49 x 34 1/8" (124.5 x 86.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (6)

47 published of 60 catalogued · 38 with image

MoMA
23 publishedof 36 catalogued24 img
Art Institute Chicago
8 published4 img
The Met
6 published
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
Nga
4 published4 img
Smithsonian
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 9)

9 entries · 2 sources

Champs-Elysées. Jardin de Paris, 1890
1890 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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La danseuse de corde, 1891
1891 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Théâtrophone (Theater phone)
1890 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Les Girard
1879 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Exposition de la gravure Japonaise, 1890
1890 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Vin Mariani, 1894
1894 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Cascabel
1877 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Exposition des Arts Incoherents
1886 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Fête de Charité
1890 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Record

Images

16 assets

Exposition de la gravure Japonaise, 1890 (1890)

Rijksmuseum

Champs-Elysées. Jardin de Paris, 1890 (1890)

Rijksmuseum

La danseuse de corde, 1891 (1891)

Rijksmuseum

Vin Mariani, 1894 (1894)

Rijksmuseum

The Clown (1915)

Smithsonian Institution

Olympia Montagne Russes (1892)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bookstore Ed. Sagot (1891)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bookstore Ed. Sagot (1891)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Relationships

8

Movements1

Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Representation & Collections

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Rijksmuseum

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

National Portrait Gallery