THE COLLECTION OF PAUL GREGORY AND JANET GAYNOR. JULES CHÉRET (French, 1836-1932). La Gomme, par Felicien Champsaur...

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THE COLLECTION OF PAUL GREGORY AND JANET GAYNOR

JULES CHÉRET (French, 1836-1932)
La Gomme, par Felicien Champsaur, 1889
Color lithograph, canvas backed
34-5/8 x 47 inches (87.9 x 119.4 cm)
Imprimerie Chaix, Paris


Paul and Janet had a large collection of Chéret lithographic posters, including this one, which they displayed prominently in the living room of their Palm Springs home. A two-page color photograph published in the February 1978 special Palm Springs issue of Town and Country magazine shows Janet Gaynor and her friend Mary Martin lounging on a massive floral couch beneath a row of Chérets.

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