Jules Cheret

Jules Cheret

Jules Cheret was known as the father of the poster. He was born in Paris on May 31, 1836 in a family of artisans. Because his family was poor, Cheret left school at the age of 13. His father, who was a typographer, placed Jules Cheret in a three year apprenticeship with a lithographer. French lithographer, poster-designer and painter, Cheret’s formal training in art was limited to a course at the Ecole Nationale de Dessin, Paris, as a pupil of Horace Lecoq de Bois Baurden. Cheret wasn’t satisfied that he was able to sell sketches to various music publishers in Paris. To find a way to earn more money in his career as an artist, he left Paris and went to London. However, Cheret felt frustrated and so, after a short period of time, he returned to Paris with no money, after doing some drawings for the Maple Furniture Company. But this didn’t make him to give up - he continued to persevere. His first commission, after arriving in Paris, was to create a poster and he later became known as ”The Master of the Poster”!      

Reference:

• Cheret.Info - The Life and Art of French Painter Jules Cheret. 2013. Cheret.Info - The Life and Art of French Painter Jules Cheret. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.cheret.info/.