La Yetta Circa 1900

This captivating Belle Époque poster by the artist F. Garric presents an alluring image of the dancer La Yetta, captured mid-performance in an exotic and theatrical pose. Dressed in a richly adorned costume with flowing fabrics and golden jewelry, she dances before a monumental, shadowy idol — evoking the orientalist fantasies so prevalent in fin-de-siècle European visual culture.

Rendered in lush chromolithography, the composition blends realism and spectacle, emphasizing both the sensuality of the figure and the mystique of the setting. The vertical format of the poster, unusual in its height and elegance, draws the viewer’s eye upward, following the dancer’s arms as they rise toward the heavens — or toward theatrical applause.

Posters such as this one were designed to dazzle — not just as advertisements for performances, but as collectible artworks in their own right. La Yetta stands as a quintessential example of turn-of-the-century French poster art, celebrating both theatrical glamour and artistic refinement.

A stunning piece for collectors of Belle Époque graphics, orientalist themes, or the history of French performance and cabaret.

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