ORIGINAL Framed “Le Punch Grassot” Jules Chéret Lithograph Plate no. 5

Description

Framed “Le Punch Grassot” Jules Chéret Lithograph
19” W x 23.50” H with frame
The frame does have some wear
Stamped in the lower right corner.  This embossed stamp has been darkened here to make it more visible.  It is actually the same color as the surrounding area.
Paris
Will send more pictures upon request
Original Maitres de L'Affiche Lithograph Poster Pl 5 Jules Cheret Punch Grassot.  Original color lithograph with full margins, framed. Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1895. Jules Cheret (French, 1836-1932), "Le Punch Grassot", Plate No. 5. "Imprimerie Chaix" blind embossed stamp lower right corner.  Full sheet (with margins): 15  in x 11 in; 37 cm x 28cm. The "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" series was offered as a subscription series to collectors. Every month for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900, subscribers received by mail, 4 loose sheets (Maitres) with a cover sheet. It was sold in Paris for 2.50 francs for one month's subscription, (4 Maitres) and for 27 francs for 12 months (48 maitres), plus special (bonus) plates. Maitre's were never issued in a book form, but a binding of the 12 months Maitres was offered to subscribers, at the end of the year, with a beautiful hardcover design by Paul Berthon for 8 Francs.The "Maitres de l'Affiche," were issued as separate numbered sheets, referred to as "plates" (PL). They were numbered, with the printers name "Imprimerie Chaix," in the margin at the bottom left hand corner, "PL.1" to "PL.240." In the margin at the bottom right hand corner of each, is a blind embossed stamp from a design of
Cheret's.
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