Eldorado Music Hall

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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.

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Categories	Printed Pages & Sheets Entertainment & Leisure Advertising Posters Music Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Eldorado 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 created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1037601/eldorado-music-hall-print-chéret-jules/

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