Absinthe robette / Privat Livemont. – 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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A window into the past: Absinthe robette / Privat Livemont., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Absinthe robette / Privat Livemont.
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Privat-Livemont's 1896 poster for Absinthe Robette was printed in Brussels by J.L. Goffaft and shows the flowing line and flat, saturated color of Belgian Art Nouveau. Henri Privat-Livemont was one of the leading poster designers of the 1890s, and his work helped turn commercial advertising into a recognized art form. Absinthe was heavily promoted across Belgium and France at the time, and the poster reflects how liqueur makers used striking graphic design to win customers in crowded cafés and street displays. Its later history is also notable, since Belgium banned absinthe in 1905.
| Created / published | Bruxelles : Des Presses de J.L. Goffaft, 1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Advertisements Belgium 1890-1900.Posters Belgian 1890-1900.Prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: Bel. C45. 1896. |
| Subjects | Liqueurs--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,290 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173963 |
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