Artist · 3 prints
Henri-Gabriel Ibels Prints
About Henri-Gabriel Ibels
Henri-Gabriel Ibels (1867–1936) was a French painter, printmaker, illustrator and poster artist, born in Paris and died there. He studied at the Académie Julian, where he became one of the founding members of the Nabis, the group that also included Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard and Maurice Denis. He first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1891. He also worked with the director André Antoine on programmes for the Théâtre Libre.
His regular work for newspapers and magazines earned him the nickname "le Nabi journaliste". His subjects came from modern Paris: cafés, music halls, circuses and street life. Key works include the album Le Café-Concert (1893), made with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and his Dreyfusard drawings for the journal Le Sifflet (1898), including a caricature of Commandant Esterhazy now in the Musée Carnavalet. His work is also held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Musée Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi held his first retrospective in 2026.
Henri-Gabriel Ibels prints: reproductions of the lithographic posters the French Nabi artist made in Paris in the 1890s. The collection includes Mévisto (1892), Salon des Cent, Salon de la Plume (1894) and Retour au Nid (1895).
Our selection focuses on his early posters for performers and exhibitions, from the Mévisto stage poster to the Salon des Cent poster for the exhibitions held by La Plume. The works show his strong outlines, flat areas of colour and figures taken from the stage and street life of Paris.
These posters suit living rooms, studies and hallways, and sit well alongside prints by Toulouse-Lautrec and other Paris poster artists of the 1890s. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with low-glare acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
