Le Chat Noir
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Le Chat Noir was a 19th century entertainment establishment in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. It was opened on 18 November 1881 by impresario Rodolphe Salis, and closed in 1897 not long af
Théophile Steinlen's 1896 poster advertising a tour to other cities ("coming soon") of Le Chat Noir's troupe of cabaret entertainers
Detail from Le Chat Noit journal (number 152, 6 December 1884)
Print for the magazine – Léonce Burret
Le Chat Noir (c. 1920)
Henri Rivière (painter)
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Henri Rivière was a French artist and designer best known for his creation of a form of shadow play at the Chat Noir cabaret, and for his post-Impressionist illustrations of Breton landscapes and the
Henri Rivière in late life.
Long Fresnay, 1925
Le Vent, chromolithograph from The Magic Hours (1901-1902)
L'album du Chat Noir, 1882