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Size: 12x9in Poster For the Opera Bouffe Les Brigands by Jacques OffenbachWe have more Jules Chéret Posters. Choose from our catalog of over 500,000 posters! Poster for the opera bouffe 'Les Brigands' by Jacques Offenbach (1819-80) 1869 (colour litho), Cheret, Jules (1836-1932) / Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France / Archives Charmet / The Bridgeman Art Library French artist Jules Chéret (1836 - 1932) arranged color with a maestro's touch. Studying the works of Rubens and other esteemed artists, Chéret created incomparably dazzling posters and invented color lithography, which revolutionized printing and advertising. He produced huge, unique and fantastic posters for cabarets, theaters, novels, beverages, cosmetics and a spectrum of other outlets. Chéret struck an unparalleled balance between the fantasy and reality of colors, transformed lithography into art, and is still considered the unrivaled "Master of the Poster."
