Théâtre de l'Opéra (1896)
1896 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Jules Chéret (1836–1932)
- Year
- 1896
- Medium
- Colour lithograph (poster)
- Original size
- 125 × 90 cm
- Collection
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (department of Prints and Photography)
- Movement
- Belle Époque
A masked woman in a yellow ball gown waltzes with a fan in her hand, while men in top hats and clowns crowd in behind her. Jules Chéret designed the poster for the masked balls of the 1896 carnival at the Paris Opéra; the same image was also issued before letters as Carnaval 1896. Printed by Chaix; the impression reproduced is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Butter yellow, black and soft grey, for a living room, bedroom or hallway at 16×24 or 24×36 in thin black, no mat. It lifts a white or charcoal wall and pairs with Chéret's Théâtre de l'Opéra: Carnaval 1894.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Belle Époque painting
- Era
- 19th century (1896)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, hallway or entryway, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
