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Eldorado Music Hall

Print
c.1894 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Chaix (printer)
Chéret, Jules (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (printed)

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

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Music
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleEldorado Music Hall
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Printing Ink
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59cm
  • Width: 40.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
signed and dated (1894)
Gallery label
(1991)
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.
Object history
The Eldorado in Paris first staged a perfomance in 1858. In 2000 it was renamed The Comédia Theater.


Subjects depicted
Dancer
Clown
Tambourine
Banjo
Place depicted
Eldorado Music Hall
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.163-1913

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1037601/eldorado-music-hall-print-chéret-jules/
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