Olympia Montagnes Russes JULES CHERET FOR LES AFFICHES ILLUSTREES 1896
$ 184.8
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Olympia Montagnes Russes JULES CHERET FOR LES AFFICHES ILLUSTREES 1896. Bright, clean impression with vivid colors. Artist: Jules Chéret (1836–1932). PosterFrance - Poster Classics With locations in France and the USA, selling vintage French and Italian posters for over 30 years OLYMPIA – ANCIENNES MONTAGNES RUSSES — Jules Chéret Original stone-lithograph plate printed circa 1896 at Imprimerie Chaix (Paris) for Les Affiches Illustrées. This reduced-format lithograph reproduces Jules Chéret’s vibrant poster for the Olympia music hall, promoting the “Anciennes Montagnes Russes” (Old Russian Mountains), a thrilling amusement attraction presented alongside the venue’s popular entertainments. The Olympia, founded in 1888 by Joseph Oller (co-founder of the Moulin Rouge), quickly became one of the premier music halls of Paris. In addition to musical revues and stage spectacles, it offered fairground-style amusements such as the “Russian Mountains”—an early form of roller coaster imported from Russia and a popular novelty of the late 19th century. Chéret’s lively composition reflects this spirit of excitement and spectacle: joyous figures in motion, flowing banners, and dynamic color that convey both speed and festivity. Les Affiches Illustrées (1896–1899) was one of the first publications devoted to poster art, issued in small runs for collectors. Produced under Chéret’s artistic supervision at the Chaix atelier, each plate was a reduced-format stone lithograph of a major affiche, printed on fine paper for subscribers. These works, smaller than the street posters but identical in technique, brought the new art of the poster into the hands of collectors and art lovers. Title: Olympia – Anciennes Montagnes Russes Artist: Jules Chéret (1836–1932) Date: c.1896 (after the original Olympia poster of the 1890s) Printer: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris (Les Affiches Illustrées) Size: 21.5 × 30 cm (approx. 8.5 × 11.8 in) Print Type: Stone lithograph Condition: Excellent “A,” near-mint on fine wove paper Comments: Authentic plate from Les Affiches Illustrées, produced at Chaix under the direction of Jules Chéret. Bright, clean impression with vivid colors. A classic Belle Époque poster miniature celebrating both the Olympia and the thrill of Parisian amusements at the fin de siècle.About us: Poster France LLC and Poster Classics SRL have been selling vintage posters for the last 30+ years. We've just relocated from the French Alpes to Cape Cod and Sarasota. What started out as a collecting hobby in 1980's quickly became a large collection and then a wholesale, then a retail business. Vintage travel posters, Theatre posters, anything that is Vintage poster we are interested. We are Specialists in French and Italian Poster Art. We have acted as experts in Antique posters for the Financial Times of London, Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, Daily Express, Antiques Roadshow and Museums and private collections and more. Enjoy your visit to our online sales and if you have any questions please feel free to write us
