Artist: René Gruau
Title: Lido – Quelle nuit !
Year: 1964
Size: 320 x 480 cm / 126 x 189 inches
Format: Large Billboard Poster
Condition: Excellent
Linen Backed: unlined delay of 3 weeks to linenback
Original monumental billboard poster designed by René Gruau for the Lido de Paris revue “Quelle nuit !” (Revue enchantée) created by Pierre-Louis Guérin and René Fraday in 1964.
This is the true large-format advertising printing measuring approximately 320 x 480 cm (126 x 189 inches), produced for outdoor display. The scale places it among the largest format posters issued for the Lido and represents Gruau’s bold graphic style associated with Parisian fashion and cabaret imagery.
To our knowledge, and after extensive review of auction records and gallery references, no other surviving example of this oversized billboard format has been documented. This appears to be the only currently known example of this monumental printing.
Printed for public exhibition and large-scale posting, this format was intended for billboard or prominent exterior display.
An authentic and exceptionally rare oversized work by René Gruau created for the 1964 Lido revue “Quelle nuit !”.
Artist: René Gruau
Title: Lido Prestige
Year: 1957
Size: 187 x 134 inches (approx. 475 x 340 cm)
Format: Large Billboard Poster
Condition: Excellent
Linen Backed: linenbacking 3 weeks delay
Original large-format billboard poster for the Lido de Paris, designed by René Gruau. This monumental advertising piece was produced for outdoor display and represents one of the largest format printings associated with the Lido cabaret.Measuring approximately 187 by 134 inches, this is a true billboard format, far larger than standard poster sizes. Gruau’s characteristic graphic style and bold, elegant linework are evident in the composition, consistent with his long association with fashion and Parisian entertainment imagery.Printed for public advertising, this piece was intended for large-scale exterior display. Please review images carefully for condition details appropriate to its size and original use.An authentic and exceptionally rare large-format work by René Gruau created for the Lido de Paris.
Original billboard-size poster by René Gruau created for the Lido de Paris revue Grand Prix in 1964. The revue was conceived by Pierre-Louis Guérin and René Fraday and featured the celebrated Bluebell Girls. This design reflects Gruau’s signature graphic style associated with Parisian fashion, cabaret, and theatrical advertising.
This is the monumental billboard format measuring approximately 320 x 480 cm (189 x 126 inches). Posters of this scale were produced for large exterior display and were typically issued in multiple panels for street posting. Due to their intended outdoor use, very few examples of this size survive.
Printed by Imprimerie Wagrevitch, Paris. An authentic original printing from 1964.
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Artist: René Gruau
Title: Lido – Grand Prix
Year: 1964
Printer: Imprimerie Wagrevitch, Paris
Size: 189 x 126 inches / 320 x 480 cm
Print Technique: Lithograph
On / Off Linen: 3 week delay to linen-back before delivery
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition on linen
Moulin Rouge Formidable – Bal du Moulin Rouge – Rene Gruau, circa 1980s
Original large-format advertising poster for the Moulin Rouge revue Formidable – La Revue du Centenaire in Paris. Artwork by Rene Gruau, showing a full-length vertical composition in red, black, and white, typical of his work for Paris cabarets and fashion clients in this period. Printed in Paris by Lithographie IDL Graphique and issued as a very tall two-panel format for display at the Moulin Rouge and in the street. This example has been professionally mounted on linen and is in nice condition, with strong colors and a clean overall appearance.
Artist: Rene Gruau
Title: Moulin Rouge Formidable – Bal du Moulin Rouge
Printer: Lithographie IDL Graphique, Paris
Year: circa 1980s
Country: France
Size: 45.6 x 120 in / 1.16 x 3.06 m
Print technique: Offset lithograph
Linen backing: Yes (professionally mounted on linen)
Condition: Nice condition on linen; colors strong, image clean
Comments: Original large-format poster for the Moulin Rouge Formidable centenary revue, in tall two-sheet format.
Razzia – Nice Jazz Festival 1994 (Arènes de Cimiez) Original Serigraph Poster
Nice Jazz Festival (Arènes de Cimiez, 1994)
Artist: Razzia (Gérard Courbouleix-Dénériaz)
Date: 1994
Printer: Ville de Nice
Size: 31 × 47 in. (80 × 120 cm)
Print Type: Serigraph / Screen Print
Condition: Excellent (2 weeks delay to line)
Comments:
Original poster for the 1994 Nice Jazz Festival, created by the French artist Razzia. The festival was held at the Arènes de Cimiez, the Roman amphitheatre above Nice that has long served as a cultural venue.
Razzia (b. 1950) is known for his bold graphic style and for producing posters directly from his painted works. Since the 1980s he has been one of the few contemporary artists to maintain the tradition of the artistic poster, working for clients such as Louis Vuitton, Cointreau, and major cultural events. His association with the Nice Jazz Festival produced some of the most recognizable jazz imagery of the period.
This large-format serigraph was printed for the Ville de Nice in connection with the 1994 edition of the festival. It is the first printing, in excellent condition.
Razzia Nice Festival de Jazz 1994 original (Gerard Courbouleix)
Artist: Razzia Printer: Ville de Nice Size: 31 x 47 ” / 80 x 120 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Print Technique: serigraph Condition & Comments: Excellent on linen
Poster for the festival of Jazz that took place in NIce in 1994. The festival was held at the Arenes de Cimiez which is in the heights of Nice in the Roman Ruins which today is a beautiful garden and also there is an Art Museum. Excellent Serigraph original 1st printing
Razzia Crazy Horse de Paris 1981 (Gerard Courbouleix)
Artist: Razzia Printer: Caza, Paris Size: 14 x 21 ” / 35.6 x 53.4 cm On / Off Linen: Unlined Print Technique: serigraph Condition & Comments: Excellent
Razzia created this poster for the Jubilee show of 30 years celebrating 1951 to 1981. this is the original printing in serigraphy not a later printing rare. by Razzia
Folies bergere l’arc en ciel by Cheret for Les Affiches Illustrees 1896
Artist: Cheret Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 8.5 x 11.8 ” / 21.5 x 30 cm On / Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1896 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Les Affiches Illustrees was created by Jules Cheret at the Chaix imprimerie to celebrate the famous poster artists and their works of the time. Poster collecting was the rage between 1895 and 1900 and Cheret made sure to supply the public with all the images of a selection of the best posters of the time. The printing was by way of Stone lithgoraphy and great attention was paid to quality. In Excellent condition
Theatre de l’opera Carnaval by Cheret for Les Affiches Illustrees 1894
Original stone-lithograph plate printed circa 1896 at Imprimerie Chaix (Paris) for Les Affiches Illustrées. This reduced-format lithograph reproduces Jules Chéret’s exuberant poster for the 1892 Paris Carnival at the Théâtre de l’Opéra.
The annual Opéra masquerade balls were among the most anticipated events of Belle Époque Paris, drawing fashionable crowds for evenings of music, dance, and masked revelry. Chéret’s design captures the carnival’s spirit of joy and festivity: a central female figure in motion, surrounded by swirling ribbons and celebratory text, rendered in his signature palette of vivid reds, yellows, and blues. As with many of his works, Chéret conveys both the elegance and the playful abandon of Parisian nightlife in the 1890s.
Les Affiches Illustrées (1896–1899) was a pioneering collector’s journal, presenting reduced-format lithographs of important contemporary posters. Produced under Chéret’s supervision at the Chaix atelier, each plate replicated the technique of the original affiche, allowing subscribers to own authentic Belle Époque poster art in a more practical format.
Title: Carnaval 1894 – Théâtre de l’Opéra
Artist: Jules Chéret (1836–1932) Date: c.1896 (after the original 1894 poster) 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 Chéret. Crisp impression with strong color. A classic Chéret carnival design, celebrating the pageantry and gaiety of the Opéra’s 1894 masquerade ball.
Keynote SEries American Musical score poster for Les Affiches Etrangeres 1894
Artist: Anon Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 9 x 12.5 ” / 22.8 x 30.5 cm On / Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Les Affiches etrangere was created by Jules Cheret at the Chaix imprimerie to celebrate the famous poster artists and their works of the time. Poster collecting was the rage between 1895 and 1900 and Cheret made sure to supply the public with all the images of a selection of the best posters of the time. The printing was by way of Stone lithgoraphy and great attention was paid to quality. In Excellent condition
Artist: Rassenfosse Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 9 x 12.5 ” / 22.8 x 30.5 cm On / Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1896 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Les Affiches etrangere was created by Jules Cheret at the Chaix imprimerie to celebrate the famous poster artists and their works of the time. Poster collecting was the rage between 1895 and 1900 and Cheret made sure to supply the public with all the images of a selection of the best posters of the time. The printing was by way of Stone lithgoraphy and great attention was paid to quality. In Excellent condition
SPA ferme de Frahinfaz by Cresplin for Les Affiches Etrangeres 1894
Artist: Cresplin Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 9 x 12.5 ” / 22.8 x 30.5 cm On / Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1896 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Les Affiches etrangere was created by Jules Cheret at the Chaix imprimerie to celebrate the famous poster artists and their works of the time. Poster collecting was the rage between 1895 and 1900 and Cheret made sure to supply the public with all the images of a selection of the best posters of the time. The printing was by way of Stone lithgoraphy and great attention was paid to quality. In Excellent condition
