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Théâtre du Chat Noir, Chrysanthèmes, Auriol, 1890

A programme cover grown over with chrysanthemums.

What

George Auriol's programme cover for the Théâtre du Chat Noir, dated 1890 on the BnF record; Leroy-Crèvecœur 20.

Why

The Chat Noir staged shadow plays, and Auriol, its house designer, drew the covers handed to the audience.

Notice

Pink and green chrysanthemums climb a buff sheet, and the theatre's name is lettered by hand at the top.

“The cabaret's paper, as fine as its posters.”

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

$29.00

Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: George Auriol
Country: France
Format: Other
Piece published: Théâtre du Chat noir. [Couverture aux chrysanthèmes], affiche, 1890
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b10506464w

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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 2026-11-02. Published 1890, before the 1930 cutoff; maker George Auriol; Commons reads Public domain with {{PD-France}} {{PD-Layout}} {{PD-US-expired}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-auto-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-US}} {{SDC-PD-old}}. BnF Gallica scan: BnF asks for a licence for commercial reuse of its reproductions; flag for legal sign-off (the house already sells Gallica scans). Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was no longer in the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.