VENISE — OPERETTE EN 3 ACTES — CHARLES GIR — c.1927
Original French poster advertising the operetta Venise, performed at the Theatre Marigny in Paris. The operetta was written in three acts with music by Tiarko Richepin, libretto by Andre Mouezy Eon, and lyrics by Albert Willemetz. The design by Charles Gir presents an elegant Art Deco theatrical composition promoting the production.
Charles Gir (Charles Felix Girard, 1883–1941) was an illustrator, poster artist, painter, and caricaturist active in Paris during the early twentieth century. Closely associated with the theatrical and cultural life of the city, he produced posters for stage productions and illustrated literary works, while also contributing cartoons and caricatures to satirical publications such as La Baionnette and Le Rire. Gir was also known as a violinist and maintained a strong interest in opera and theater, which is reflected in many of his poster designs.
Artist: Gir, Charles
Title: Venise – Operette en 3 actes
Printer: H. Chachoin, Paris
Publisher: Max Eschig et Cie, Paris
Size: 31 x 46 inches
On / Off Linen: On linen
Print Technique: Lithograph
Year: c.1927
Condition & Comments: A condition. Signed in the plate and dated lower left.
Folies Bergere by Jules Cheret of Loie Fuller Les Affiches Illustrees by Chaix Imprimerie 1896 original stone lithographic plate
Artist: Cheret, Jules Printer: Chaix, Paris Size: 9 x 12.5 in / 22.8 x 30.5 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1896 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
Folies Bergere poster for Les Affiches Illustrees were plates printed at the Chaix Imprimerie in 1896 that featured the most famous artist of the day. Cheret was a master printer and artist, but also inventor and created the first lithographs in Stone. This enabled him to make several passes of colors using a stone for each color. This typeof printing method would be too expensive today, but it is the most artistic way of printing. The plate is in excellent condition. Loie Fuller was an American dancer who attained fame in Paris at the turn of the century with her danses which featured special colored lighting to enhance the spectacle.
Warhol Unlimited
Artist: Andy Warhol
Date: 2016
Printer: Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Size: 47 × 68.5 in. (119 × 174 cm)
Print Type: Offset Lithograph
Condition: Excellent “A”
Comments:
Original exhibition poster for Warhol Unlimited, organized by the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and presented from October 2015 to February 2016. The exhibition included more than 200 works by Andy Warhol and featured the first full European presentation of Shadows (1978–79), a series of 102 canvases.
The poster was printed in Paris in conjunction with the exhibition and is one of the official materials issued by the museum. Large in scale, it documents one of the most significant European retrospectives of Warhol’s work in the last decade.
This example is an authentic offset lithograph from 2016, in excellent condition.
Perrier – Andy Warhol, c. 1983 – Original Offset Lithograph on Linen
This original Perrier advertising poster features artwork by Andy Warhol and was produced in 1983 by Edité par la Source Perrier in France. It is one of two color variations Warhol created for the campaign, each showing his signature Pop Art interpretation of the iconic green Perrier bottle.
The design presents two overlapping bottles rendered in vivid green and blue, with Warhol’s plate signature visible in the lower margin. Measuring 23.75 × 17.75 inches (60 × 45 cm), the work is printed in offset lithography and has been professionally mounted on linen for preservation.
This example is from the first printing by Perrier. A later printing was produced by Lalande-Courbet in Vézère, France, which is not considered part of the original 1983 issue. Warhol’s Perrier designs are celebrated for their seamless blend of fine art and commercial imagery, reflecting his ongoing fascination with consumer brands.
Title: Perrier
Artist: Andy Warhol
Date: 1983 (first printing)
Printer: Edité par la Source Perrier, France
Size: 23.75 × 17.75 in / 60 × 45 cm
Print Type: Offset lithograph
On Linen: Yes
Condition: Excellent “A” on linen
This original poster was produced for the 2003 exhibition “Super Warhol,” held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo from July 16 to August 31. Curated by Germano Celant, the show was one of the most comprehensive Warhol retrospectives ever presented in Europe, highlighting the scale and cultural impact of his work. The exhibition featured over 150 pieces spanning painting, sculpture, film, and print, with particular emphasis on Warhol’s fascination with celebrity, repetition, and mass media. The image on this poster reproduces his 1980s work 40 Gold Marilyns, a shimmering grid of Marilyn Monroe portraits that underscores Warhol’s iconic treatment of fame and glamour.
Title SUPER WARHOL (40 Gold Marilyns)
Artist Andy Warhol
Date 2003
Printer Adagp Paris
Size 16 x 24 inches on linen
Print Type Offset Lithography
Condiiton Excellent “A”
Comments Original poster for an Exhibition at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo. The image is actually known as 40 Gold Marilyns.
Original 1897 lithograph Artemis by Albert Donnay, published in L’Estampe Moderne and printed by L’Imprimerie Champenois, Paris. This composition presents the goddess Artemis in an Art Nouveau interpretation — graceful and stylized, surrounded by decorative foliage and moonlit symbolism. Donnay’s work captures the refined aesthetic of the late 19th century, blending mythological subject matter with the fluid design language of the period.
Details
Artist: Albert Donnay
Printer: L’Imprimerie Champenois, Paris
Year: 1897
Size: 12 x 16 in / 30.5 x 40.6 cm
Print Type: Original Lithograph
On/Off Linen: Unlined
Condition: Excellent A condition
Comments: Published as part of L’Estampe Moderne, the celebrated Parisian monthly portfolio issued from 1897 to 1899. Each issue contained four original lithographs by leading artists. Artemis exemplifies the poetic and decorative qualities that defined this influential series.
Artist: Louis Rhead Printer: Champenois, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
La femme au paon by Louis Rhead for the Estampe Moderne
Estampe Moderne was a series of plates that were delivered to your home in 1897 via the Post. You subscribed to the Imprimerie Champenois Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
GORGES DU FIER LAKE ANNECY SNCF ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER 1950 circa
Original vintage poster created by Compagnie des Arts Photomecaniques de Paris circa 1950. The poster features views on to the gorges de Fier near Annecy. The Gorges cuts through the landscape with impressive cliffs and walkways that look down hundreds of feet. The inset at the top is the famous Chateau de Montrottier which is located in Annecy. It rests on top of the highest point of the town and overlooks the lakes and mountains there. The Montrottiers ruled the region. The poster is quite rare and we have 2 models both a black and white and color model. Both are in unused condition mounted on linen.
Title: Gorges du Fier size 13.4 x 19 inches
year: 1950 c
printer: Cie des Arts, Paris
condition: A Excellent
GORGES DU FIER LAKE ANNECY ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTER 1937
poster created for the PLM travel to destinations throughout france.
An original stone lithograph by Vaclav Oliva, issued as Plate 176 in Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, the monthly series published by Jules Cheret at Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, between 1895 and 1900. Subscribers received four numbered plates each month, representing leading poster artists of the Belle Époque.
This design advertises Zlata Praha (“Golden Prague”), an illustrated weekly newspaper published in Prague at the end of the nineteenth century. Oliva’s composition combines the clarity of Art Nouveau line with subtle color and a poised female figure symbolizing the cultural refinement of the Czech capital.
Details
Original stone lithograph on wove paper
Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
From Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, Plate 176 (1899)
Sheet size: approximately 40 × 29 cm / 15.75 × 11.4 in.
Condition: Excellent; strong, clean impression on full sheet
Comments
A beautifully preserved example from Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, uniting Parisian printing quality with a distinguished Central European subject.
Artist: Dorival, Georges Printer: Cornille & Serre, Paris Size: 25 x 39″ / 62 x 100 cm On/Off Linen: On Linen Print Technique: stone lithograph Year: 1930
Chemin de Fer poster for travel to NOrmandie by Geo Dorival c 1930 on linen
Travel poster for the Chemins de Fer by Georges Dorival. The poster in excellent condition on linen
