Eldorado Music Hall
Print
c.1894 (printed)
c.1894 (printed)
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Colour lithograph poster advertising the Eldorado Music Hall, Paris, featuring a leaping woman holding a tambourine and a clown playing the banjo. A musical, limelight world of escapism peopled by dancing girls and clowns is created here through Chéret's careful tonal modelling, transitory poses and indeterminate spatial placements.
Object details
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| Title | Eldorado Music Hall |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | Colour lithograph. Designed by Jules Chéret, printed by Chaix. Poster advertising the Eldorado Music Hall, Paris, about 1894. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster advertising the Eldorado Music Hall, Paris, featuring a leaping woman holding a tambourine and a clown playing the banjo. A musical, limelight world of escapism peopled by dancing girls and clowns is created here through Chéret's careful tonal modelling, transitory poses and indeterminate spatial placements. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | signed and dated (1894) |
| Gallery label | Posters evolved into a sophisticated artform in the late 19th century, with designers like Jules Cheret creating energetic and commercial imagery. Advertisements for music events were intended to have an instant, joyful appeal, communicating the excitement of live performance. Striking colours, stylised figures and eye-catching typography were designed to stand out in a busy urban environment.(1991) |
| Object history | The Eldorado in Paris first staged a perfomance in 1858. In 2000 it was renamed The Comédia Theater. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. |
| Other number | C.9356 - Object no. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.163-1913 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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