Invitation Card for the 1893 Bal des Quatr'z'Arts.
by CHERET, Jules. Quatr'Z'Arts
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About This Item
(Paris).: Le Comité du Bal des Quatr'z'Arts., 1893.. Single sheet of card. (138 x 320 mm).. Lithograph illustration in bistre by Jules Chéret above printed letterpress text in black (see below). A scarce ephemeral illustrated invitation to the second Bal des Quatr'z'Arts held at the Moulin-Rouge in 1893.Held on Feburary 9th, the 'Bal Costumé' began at midnight and continued until 5 o'clock. As the invitation, in an effort to encourage original and interesting costume, states: 'Le costume est de rigueur, la blouse, l'habit, le moine et le domino noir sont interdits'.The invitation, with the lithograph by Jules Chéret, features a stamped number (no. 2621, suggesting a large number of guests) and the owner's name 'Monsieur [printed] Delfau', written in the appropriate space in black ink. The invitation also bears the stamp of the 'Ecole des Beaux-Arts / Atelier Laloux'.
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- Bookseller
- Sims Reed Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47075
- Title
- Invitation Card for the 1893 Bal des Quatr'z'Arts.
- Author
- CHERET, Jules. Quatr'Z'Arts
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Le Comité du Bal des Quatr'z'Arts.
- Place of Publication
- (Paris).
- Date Published
- 1893.
- Size
- Single sheet of card. (138 x 320
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