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Jules Cheret (1836-1932) Folies-Bergere/Loie Fuller Original lithographic poster printed in colors, printed by Chaix, Paris, France 1897. Condition: Fine (B+) minor losses and repairs mostly on folds and margins, fresh colors, backed on linen. Sheet size: 48 H. X 33.25 W. $12000 Loie Fuller, perhaps the original American in Paris, was the perfect foil for Cheret's dynamic style. With her dance of fire, she ignited the audiences at the Folies-Bergere as Cheret's posters lit up the streets of Paris. Born Mary Louise Fuller in 1862 in Illinois, she studied singing, dancing and acting. Her first stage performance was with a Chicago based stock company. She developed a specialty dance in which she draped herself in yards of diaphanous fabric that reacted with the colored stage lights to dazzle and delight her audiences. She debuted her new act on the New York stage in 1892 and later that year, went on to at the Folies Bergere where she became an immediate sensation and one of the most celebrated expatriates of her era. Reference: Broido 127 Inventory #10219 Click here to see more posters by this artist To purchase this piece or if you have questions please call us at (415)984-0700 or e-mail us