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Jules Chéret 1836–1932 follow artist
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La Dentellière / La Fileuse (two works)
La Dentellière / La Fileuse (two works)
1900 50¾ h × 34½ w in (129 × 88 cm) 51 h × 34¾ w in (130 × 88 cm)
estimate: $4,000–5,000
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For the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris, Chéret created two decorative panels for the publisher Malherbe. La Fileuse (The Spinner) has hair as soft, fluffy, and fine as the wool she is turning into yarn for the weaver at the loom seated in the shadows behind her. La Dentellière (The Lace-Maker) wears a ruffle of the frothy stuff that she seems to produce without the slightest bit of effort. And, as is always the case for Chéret, neither of these ladies are precisely dressed for the tasks with which they are involved. What good is artistic license if it’s never used?
Imp. Chaix & de Malherbe, Paris
literature: Broido, 64 & 65; PAI-XCIII, 218
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