Maitres De L'Affiche - Pl 200 Read the Sun

Maîtres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster) 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 and distributed between 1895 – 1900. The varied selection of prints were sold in packages of four and delivered monthly to subscribers. Designed for a subscription audience it showcased the most influential posters of the era in a collectible small format. Louis Rhead (1857-1962) was an English-born American artist, illustrator, author, and angler. Rhead’s art education began with pottery making: his family had operated and worked in the Staffordshire Potteries for at least three generations, and his father, George Rhead, had founded the Fenton School of Art. Louis Rhead and all his siblings have taken his father’s class when they are children. He also collabo