The celebrated Sohmer pianos are preferred by the leading artists / G.E. Ciani. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The celebrated Sohmer pianos are preferred by the leading artists / G.E. Ciani. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The celebrated Sohmer pianos are preferred by the leading artists / G.E. Ciani.
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Winged angels, not concert performers, dominate this color lithograph, which presents a Sohmer piano as something close to heavenly. The title claims the instruments are "preferred by the leading artists," a common pitch in the 1880s, when piano makers courted concert pianists and singers whose endorsements could persuade middle-class buyers. Sohmer & Company, a New York piano firm, registered the copyright, and the title credits G.E. Ciani with the design. The mix of allegory and sales message is typical of late nineteenth-century advertising art.
| Created / published | c1886. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1880-1890.Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 25388R U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Sohmer & Co. |
| Subjects | Pianos--1880-1890. Angels--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,156 × 1,455 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219161 |
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