J. CHERET Tuareg warrior on horseback Original signed lithograph, 1899

  
Jules Cheret Tuareg Warrior on Horseback, 1899. On fine vellum 39.5 x 29 cm approx. 15.5 x 11.5 in. Authenticated by the dry stamp of the publisher "Les Maîtres de l'Affiche" and "Imprimerie Chaix". This lithograph was published by Les Maîtres de l'Affiche in the Imprimerie Chaix. It was part of this eponymous portfolio (plate no. 177) which featured the most beautiful illustrated posters by the great artists of the time.

Lithograph of the poster for Paris-Hippodrome "Exhibition of Arabs from the Sahara." This is indeed the original edition, not a modern reprint.