La Fille Élisa; Conte de Noël
1890
Medium
lithograph in light brown and red-brown on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet (program opened): 26.2 x 34.1 cm (10 5/16 x 13 7/16 in.) sheet (program closed): 26.2 x 17 cm (10 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Atlas Foundation
Accession Number
1995.76.17
Art Historical Context
This 1890 lithograph by Jules Chéret, titled *La Fille Élisa; Conte de Noël*, is a refined print in light brown and red-brown on wove paper. Measuring 26.2 x 34.1 cm when opened and folding to a compact 26.2 x 17 cm, it was created as a program, likely accompanying a literary or theatrical event. Now in the National Gallery of Art as a gift from The Atlas Foundation, it highlights the grace of late-19th-century graphic design. Jules Chéret, a leading French lithographer, mastered a printing process in which images are drawn on stone or metal plates with greasy materials, then chemically treat...