Poster for the Librairie Romantique

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Poster for the Librairie Romantique.

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Artist

Name:
Grasset, Eugène
Dates:
1845-1917
Country:
Switzerland

Illustration

Subject:
Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:
Lithograph
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The New York Public Library

Periodical

Title:
Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1
Author:
Marx, Roger
Publisher:
Paris: Imprimerie Chaix, 1896

Description:

A woman dressed in the fashion of the 1830s is seen from behind reading from a large book and seemingly reclining on a block of lettering as Notre-Dame Cathedral stands in the background and a skull lies at her feet, adding to the Romantic atmosphere. This poster was commissioned by bookstore owner and publisher Ed. Monnier to advertise a series of books pertaining to Romanticism, the lettering changing accordingly.

The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour la Librairie Romantique.

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