1920s fashion drawings, vintage posters and more at PBA Galleries, Aug. 25

Collection of 1920s fashion designs by Louise Lamotte, est. $4,000-$6,000
Collection of 1920s fashion designs by Louise Lamotte, est. $4,000-$6,000

BERKELEY, Calif.  – On Thursday, August 25, PBA Galleries will host a sale of Antiquarian Books with Fine Press and Fine Bindings, with more than 350 lots from the private press movement, fine bindings, fore-edge painted books, posters, graphic arts and antiquarian books. Featured are choice selections of chromolithography, pochoir and a wonderful collection of early color lithograph posters from the great poster craze of the late 19th century. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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French poster king Jules Cheret has first US solo show in Milwaukee

Jules Cheret (French, 1836–1932), ‘Folies-Bergere: Loie Fuller,’ 1897. Color lithograph. Image: 46 1/2 by 32 1/4in. (118.11 by 81.92cm), sheet: 48 by 33 3/4in. (121.92 by 85.73cm). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.163. Photo by John R. Glembin
Jules Cheret (French, 1836–1932), ‘Folies-Bergere: Loie Fuller,’ 1897. Color lithograph. Image: 46 1/2 by 32 1/4in. (118.11 by 81.92cm), sheet: 48 by 33 3/4in. (121.92 by 85.73cm). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.163. Photo by John R. Glembin
Jules Cheret (French, 1836–1932), ‘Folies-Bergere: Loie Fuller,’ 1897. Color lithograph. Image: 46 1/2 by 32 1/4in. (118.11 by 81.92cm), sheet: 48 by 33 3/4in. (121.92 by 85.73cm). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.163. Photo by John R. Glembin

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee Art Museum is presenting Always New: The Posters of Jules Cheret, the first solo exhibition in the United States of works by 19th-century French lithographer Jules Cheret (1836-1932). A pioneer of graphic arts and the illustrated poster, Cheret was a master of his medium who elevated lithography to an art form and shaped the way posters were both created and experienced by the public. The exhibition will be on view until October 16.

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