A brilliant and iconic stone lithograph by Jules Chéret, issued as Plate 145 in Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, the renowned monthly series published at Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, between 1895 and 1900. Subscribers received four plates each month over five years, featuring reduced-format reproductions of the finest poster designs of the Belle Époque.
Chéret’s Saxoléine is among his most celebrated compositions. Created to advertise a brand of oil used for household lighting, the design captures Chéret’s revolutionary approach to poster art — he was the first artist to popularize the use of graceful, animated women to promote commercial products, transforming advertising into an art form. The vivacious figure, bathed in golden light, embodies the optimism and elegance of fin-de-siècle Paris.
Details
Original stone lithograph on wove paper
Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
From Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, Plate 145 (1898)
Sheet size: approximately 40 × 29 cm / 15.75 × 11.4 in.
Condition: Excellent; vivid impression on full sheet
Comments
An outstanding example of Chéret’s joyful style and his pivotal role in defining the modern poster. Saxoléine remains one of the most recognizable and enduring images from Les Maîtres de l’Affiche.
Artist: Cheret Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1895-9 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
THEATRE DE L’OPERA BY CHERET FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Artist: PAL Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1895-9 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
OLYMPIA BY PAL FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Artist: STEINLEN Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1895-9 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
LE COUPABLE BY STEINLEN FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Lippincotts – H G Carqueville – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20 – c. 1896
Original small-format lithograph from the Les Maitres de l Affiche series, plate 20, reproducing H. G. Carqueville’s design for Lippincotts. Issued in Paris by Imprimerie Chaix in the late 1890s, this plate presents Carqueville’s cover illustration in the reduced format characteristic of the series, with the Les Maitres de l Affiche blind stamp in the lower margin. In excellent condition on linen, it is a clean, well-preserved example of American magazine advertising as presented to the European poster-collecting public.
Details
Title: Lippincotts – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20
Artist: H. G. Carqueville
Date: c. 1896 (Les Maitres de l Affiche series)
Printer/Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris / Les Maitres de l Affiche
Size: Approx. 11 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. / 29 x 40 cm (sheet)
Print Type: Original color lithograph from Les Maitres de l Affiche (plate 20), with blind stamp in the lower margin
Condition: Excellent; backed on linen, fresh colors, clean image and margins, minimal signs of handling
Comments: Lippincotts magazine design by H. G. Carqueville in the small-format Les Maitres de l Affiche edition; a good example of Carqueville’s work in this important series.
Artist: Greiffenhage Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1895-9 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
PALL MALL BUDGET BY GREIFFENHAGE FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Harper’s March – Edward Penfield – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20 – c. 1896
Original small-format lithograph from the Les Maitres de l Affiche series, plate 20, reproducing Edward Penfield’s design for Harper’s March. Issued in Paris in the late 1890s by Imprimerie Chaix, this plate presents Penfield’s Harper’s cover in the reduced format characteristic of the series, with the Les Maitres de l Affiche blind stamp in the lower margin. This example is in excellent condition, professionally backed on linen with fresh color and clean margins, a strong Penfield image for both Harper’s and Les Maitres collectors.
Details
Title: Harper’s March – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20
Artist: Edward Penfield (1866–1925)
Date: c. 1896 (Les Maitres de l Affiche series)
Printer/Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris / Les Maitres de l Affiche
Size: Approx. 11 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. / 29 x 40 cm (sheet)
Print Type: Original color lithograph from Les Maitres de l Affiche (plate 20), with blind stamp in the lower margin
Condition: Excellent; backed on linen, fresh colors, clean image and margins, minimal signs of handling
Comments: Classic Penfield Harper’s design in the small-format Les Maitres de l Affiche edition; important for both Harper’s and Penfield collectors and a well-preserved impression on linen.
Monte Carlo Tennis – Côte d’Azur, 2002 (Limited Edition of 300, Hand Signed)
In 2002, artist Bruce Skilbeck created this striking poster as part of a publicity campaign for the Côte d’Azur. The work captures the glamour and prestige of Monte Carlo through Skilbeck’s distinctive painterly style, printed on heavy watercolor stock to enhance the richness of the colors. The edition was strictly limited to 300 impressions, with each poster hand signed by the artist. Printed in the Alpes-Maritimes in France and mounted on linen, this piece reflects both the artist’s refined technique and the enduring appeal of the French Riviera. We are the exclusive dealers for this artist.
Artist: Skilbeck, Bruce
Year: 2002
Printer: Alpes-Maritimes, France
Size: 27.5 × 39 in / 70 × 100 cm
Print Technique: Offset lithograph on heavy watercolor paper
On/Off Linen: On Linen
Condition: Excellent “A”
Comments:
Limited edition of 300, with each poster hand signed by Bruce Skilbeck. Printed on heavy watercolor paper and mounted on linen.
Statendam
Artist: A.M. Cassandre
Date: 1995 (original design 1929)
Printer: Bibliothèque nationale de Paris
Size: 27.5 × 39 in. (70 × 100 cm)
Print Technique: Serigraph / Lithograph
Condition: Excellent “A”
On Linen: No (unlined)
Comments:
Statendam by A.M. Cassandre, officially reprinted in 1995 by the Bibliothèque nationale de Paris. This edition was produced directly by the museum from the 1929 original design, one of Cassandre’s most celebrated ocean liner posters.
The printing was carried out as a limited museum edition using lithographic techniques on heavy stock paper, authorized and distributed exclusively by the Bibliothèque nationale. This example comes directly from the Bibliothèque nationale and is an authentic official issue, not a reproduction or unauthorized copy.
Artist: Meunier Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1895-9 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
CIRQUE ROYAL BY MEUNIER FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Artist: BEGGARSTAFF Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3″ / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
HARPERS BY BEGGARSTAFF FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
