1854 x 4783 px | 15,7 x 40,5 cm | 6,2 x 15,9 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
1891
Ort:
Paris, France
Weitere Informationen:
Purgatif Géraudel (1891), a French colour lithographic street poster by Jules Chéret (1836–1933). The poster advertises a purgative or laxative or constipation remedy. A bottle (boite) cost 1 franc and 50 centimes. It was printed in two sheets and measures about 230 x 80cm. Chéret was an illustrator and graphic artist often called ‘the father of the modern poster’. Perfume manufacturer Eugène Rimmel’s funding enabled Chéret to establish a lithography firm in Paris in 1866. It allowed Chéret artistic control and allowed for innovation. Chéret worked directly on the stone to create his dynamic images. He simplified his posters with large central figures, distinctive hand lettering and areas of flat colour. He was awarded the Legion of Honour for helping to create the poster art form. One or two blemishes have been retouched from the image and its edges cleaned up.
