Maîtres de l'Affiche ('Masters of the Poster') refers to a series of 256 colour lithographic plates from an art publication (1895-1900) during the Belle Époque in Paris, France. The collection contained reproductions from the original works of ninety-seven artists in a smaller format, and was bundled and edited by Jules Chéret, the father of poster art.
Publication The varied selection of prints were sold in packages of four and delivered monthly to subscribers. On sixteen occasions during the selling period between December 1895 through November 1900, the monthly package included a bonus of a specially created lithograph.
Selected posters
List of artists Indexes of posters in the collection are given after names of their authors.
Auction An original complete set of the five volumes was sold in 2014 for US$43,450.
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External links
All the posters, in alphabetical order, can be seen on the Commons page: Les Maîtres de l'Affiche. Digital version of all publications by the Bibliothèque nationale de France