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1894 47⅞ h × 32⅞ w in (122 × 84 cm)
estimate: $1,400–1,700
result: $1,260
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Over a ten year period, Chéret created more than a dozen different designs for this lamp oil company. Each consists of a single woman delicately turning on a lamp, making the most mundane of tasks suddenly appear terribly romantic and intimate.
Imp. Chaix, Paris
literature: Chéret, 1242; Broido, 948; Maindron 1896, 787; DFP-II, 249 (var); PAI-XCIII, 208
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