Maîtres de l'Affiche refers to 256 color lithographic plates used to create an art publication during the Belle Époque in Paris, France. The collection, reproduced from the original works of ninety-seven artists in a smaller 11 x 15 inch format, was put together by Jules Chéret, the father of poster art.
Front cover (Paul Berthon)
Jules Chéret: Fête des Fleurs in Bagnères-de-Luchon
Alice Russell Glenny (American, 1858–1924): Women's Edition Buffalo Courier
Exposition Eugène Grasset au Salon des Cent, 1898
Jules Chéret was a French painter and lithographer who became a master of Belle Époque poster art. He has been called the father of the modern poster.
Jules Chéret photographed by Nadar, c. 1900
L'Etendard Français, Chéret's 1891 poster for the bicycle shop on the Quai d'Orsay
Palais des Glaces
Saxoléine, Pétrole de sureté