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Taverne Olympia, Chéret, 1899

Open all night, with an orchestra of women and a roller coaster.

What

Chéret's 1899 poster for the Taverne Olympia restaurant at 28 boulevard des Capucines, printed by Chaix (Ateliers Chéret).

Why

The bill of fare is the night itself: restaurant ouvert toute la nuit, orchestre de dames, montagnes russes.

Notice

Three glasses are raised at once, and a bottle stands on the table cloth among the plates.

“A poster for a place to drink rather than a drink, and the last hour of the Paris night in one sheet.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

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$29.00

Provenance

Live mark — art history only

Artist: Jules Chéret
Printer: Chaix (Ateliers Chéret), Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Taverne Olympia, affiche, 1899
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b90155493

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Scan: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Published 1899, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Chéret, Jules (1836-1932). Illustrateur; Commons reads Public domain with {{CC-Zero}} {{Cc-zero}} {{Gallica}} {{PD-US}} {{SDC-PD-US}}. BnF Gallica scan: BnF asks for a licence for commercial reuse of its reproductions; flag for legal sign-off (the house already sells seven Gallica scans). Live mark (Taverne Olympia), flagged in drink.markStatus; nominative title only.

Taverne Olympia is a live mark, still on shelves today. This piece is sold strictly as art history — not as marketing, endorsement, or affiliation.