The young Swiss artist, Steinlen impressed Paris with a considerably more realistic style than his predecessors. Original posters offered a form of expression and creativity that reached out to artists of all levels and styles. Toulouse Lautrec confirmed his talents with his posters Divan Japonais, Jane Avril, le Chap Book, la Passagère, and Aristide Bruand. He went on to create a large number of original posters. He began painting posters after seeing the Moulin Rouge by Jules Chéret. Unquestionably, the master of original art posters was Toulouse Lautrec. Jules Chéret generated a great demand for original art posters which paved the way for the arrival of new artistes including Jules Alexandre Grün for Bal Tabarin Alfred Choubrac for his posters on operettas Misti and his magnificent Fêtes de Neuilly Georges Meunier and the exceptional artist Jean Poelogue who worked under the pseudonym Pal, was known for the posters he created for the Folies Bergères. Chéret designed posters for the Moulin Rouge, Arlette Dorgere, Casino de Paris, and Théâtre de l’Opéra. He was equally at home with designing and creating advertising posters for brand name companies including Saxoléïne, Théâtrophone, Le Palais de Glace, as he was in promoting cabarets, entertainers, and artists. His posters were seen throughout Paris and across France.

This new style of communication is credited to Jules Chéret as having created the first original posters. The art nouveau period marks the début of the poster. To view our collection and contact us at your convenience, visit our web site: Art Nouveau The Paul Maurel gallery is open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 11 AM to 5 PM. In a more modern vain, we also carry posters including nouveaux graphics beginning from just after the end of World War II in the 1950’s style and continuing through to the present. Our original authentic antique posters date from the beginning of the twentieth century with the Art Nouveau period and the 1930’s Art Déco. We posses a large inventory of advertising vintage posters. The gallery was established in 1987 when it acquired the Isabelle Maurel Gallery, which originated in Paris in 1974. The Paul Maurel gallery (specializes in the sale of vintage posters. Original vintage travel poster, Air France Côte d’Azur, French Riviera, VILLEMOT 1952 2 700,00 €

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