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  • Jeanne d’Arc – Sarah Bernhardt by Eugene Grasset 1899 Stone Lithograph Maitres de l’Affiche Plate 174

    Jeanne d’Arc – Sarah Bernhardt by Eugene Grasset 1899 Stone Lithograph Maitres de l’Affiche Plate 174

    $ 475
    Jeanne d’Arc – Sarah Bernhardt, Plate 174 – Eugène Grasset, 1899

    Eugène Grasset (1845–1917)
    Jeanne d’Arc – Sarah Bernhardt, 1899

    A richly colored stone lithograph by Eugène Grasset, issued as Plate 174 in Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, the celebrated monthly series published by Jules Chéret at the Imprimerie Chaix in Paris between 1895 and 1900. Subscribers received four plates each month over five years, reproducing the most accomplished poster designs of the Belle Époque in reduced format. The complete series comprised 256 numbered plates created by the foremost artists of the day.

    This plate portrays the legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt in her celebrated role as Jeanne d’Arc. Grasset, a major figure of the Art Nouveau movement, combines stylized design with spiritual dignity, expressing both Bernhardt’s theatrical power and the idealized purity of the saint.

    Details
    Original stone lithograph on wove paper
    Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
    From Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, Plate 174 (1899)
    Sheet size: approximately 40 × 29 cm / 15.75 × 11.4 in.
    Condition: Excellent; vivid impression on full sheet

    Comments
    An outstanding example from Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, uniting Grasset’s refined Art Nouveau style with the timeless image of Sarah Bernhardt as France’s national heroine.

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  • LIBRAIRIE ROMANTIQUE — EUGENE GRASSET — 1896 - AFFICHES ILLUSTREES

    LIBRAIRIE ROMANTIQUE — EUGENE GRASSET — 1896 – AFFICHES ILLUSTREES

    $ 250

    LIBRAIRIE ROMANTIQUE — EUGENE GRASSET — 1896

    Original lithographic plate from the publication Affiches Illustrees issued by Librairie Romantique and published by Boudet in 1896. The composition by Eugene Grasset depicts a woman dressed in black reading the publication “L’Age du Romantisme”. At her feet appears a vanitas motif, while in the background stands the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, shown after its 19th century neo-Gothic restoration by Viollet-le-Duc. The image reflects the melancholic spirit associated with the Romantic era.

    Artist: Grasset, Eugene
    Printer: Imprimerie Chaix
    Publisher: Boudet, Librairie Romantique
    Size: 9 x 12 inches / 22.5 x 31.5 cm
    On / Off Linen: Unlined
    Print Technique: Stone lithograph
    Year: 1896
    Condition & Comments: Excellent condition.

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  • Les Fetes de Paris Eugene Grasset FOR LES AFFICHES ILLUSTREES 1896 Stone Litho

    Les Fetes de Paris Eugene Grasset FOR LES AFFICHES ILLUSTREES 1896 Stone Litho

    $ 200

    LES FÊTES DE PARIS — Eugène Grasset

    Original stone-lithograph plate printed circa 1896 at Imprimerie Chaix (Paris) for Les Affiches Illustrées. This reduced-format lithograph for Eugène Grasset’s important 1886 poster created for the Grande Représentation de Gala at the Opéra National in Paris, part of the “Fêtes de Paris” series of public spectacles.

    Les Affiches Illustrées (1896–1899) was one of the first dedicated poster journals, issued in limited runs for the growing circle of collectors. Published under the artistic supervision of Jules Chéret at Chaix, each number featured high-quality stone-lithograph reductions of notable affiches by the leading artists of the day. These prints—smaller in format than the street posters but identical in technique—gave subscribers access to what was then a new and rapidly evolving art form.

    Grasset, one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau, was central to this movement. His Fêtes de Paris design reflects his refined linear style and bold color harmonies, blending medieval decorative influences with modern poster design. The result is a work that helped establish poster art as a serious decorative medium in the Belle Époque.

    Title: Les Fêtes de Paris (Grande Représentation de Gala à l’Opéra National)

    Artist: Eugène Grasset (1845–1917)

    Date: c.1896 (after the original 1886 poster)

    Printer: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris (Les Affiches Illustrées)

    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 original plate from Les Affiches Illustrées, produced at Chaix under Jules Chéret. Crisp impression with rich color. A rare and collectible piece linking Grasset’s early poster work of the 1880s with the poster-collecting craze of the 1890s.

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  • Salon des cent by Grasset for Les Affiches Illustrees 1896

    Salon des cent by Grasset for Les Affiches Illustrees 1896

    $ 425

    SALON DE CENT — Eugène Grasset – 1896

    Original stone-lithograph plate printed circa 1896 at Imprimerie Chaix (Paris) for Les Affiches Illustrées. This plate features Eugène Grasset’s poster for his own exhibition at the Salon de Cent, an avant-garde Parisian gallery dedicated to posters and prints. Founded by Léon Deschamps in 1894, the Salon became a key venue for artists such as Grasset, Mucha, Bonnard, and Toulouse-Lautrec, who were at the forefront of the poster movement.

    Grasset’s design reflects his characteristic Art Nouveau style: graceful linearity, harmonious flat color, and decorative detail influenced by medieval and Japanese art. The poster was created to promote a solo exhibition of his works, underscoring his central role in establishing poster art as both a commercial medium and a legitimate form of fine art.

    Les Affiches Illustrées (1896–1899) was one of the earliest journals devoted exclusively to poster art, published under the direction of Jules Chéret at the Chaix atelier. Each plate was a reduced-format stone lithograph printed on fine paper, allowing collectors to own authentic works of the Belle Époque’s leading poster artists.

    Title: Salon de Cent (Eugène Grasset Exhibition)
    Artist: Eugène Grasset (1845–1917)
    Date: c.1896 (after the original 1890s poster)
    Printer: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris (Les Affiches Illustrées)
    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 Jules Chéret. Clean impression with fresh color. A notable design by Grasset created for his own exhibition at the Salon de Cent, reflecting his importance in the Art Nouveau movement.

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