Saxoléine. Pétrole de Sûreté
Poster
1891 (printed)
1891 (printed)
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This is a poster advertising the lamp oil Saxoléine. Jules Chéret (1836-1932) trained in the printing trade. But his artistic ambitions led him to experiment with lithography (printing from stone) and to produce large-scale posters in a wide range of colours. These had both economic and aesthetic success. Chéret designed more than 1,000 posters in the first 20 years of his press. He always drew directly on the stone, even when he handed over the everyday press work to the printers Chaix in 1881.
Object details
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| Title | Saxoléine. Pétrole de Sûreté (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster, 'Saxoléine. Pétrole de Sûreté', Jules Chéret, French |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Gallery label | Poster: 'Saxoléine Pétrole de Sûreté'
1891
With the work of Jules Chéret, posters began to be seen as an art form. Chéret was a prolific artist who produced large advertisements in striking colours to promote theatres, cabarets and products such as lamp oil. His use of the lithographic printing process led other artists, such as Toulouse-Lautrec, to experiment with the medium.
France; Paris; designed by Jules Chéret; printed by Imprimerie Chaix
Colour lithograph on paper
Museum no. E.123-1921 |
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| Summary | This is a poster advertising the lamp oil Saxoléine. Jules Chéret (1836-1932) trained in the printing trade. But his artistic ambitions led him to experiment with lithography (printing from stone) and to produce large-scale posters in a wide range of colours. These had both economic and aesthetic success. Chéret designed more than 1,000 posters in the first 20 years of his press. He always drew directly on the stone, even when he handed over the everyday press work to the printers Chaix in 1881. |
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| Accession number | E.123-1921 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2003 |
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