Leopoldo Metlicovitz Fleurs de Mousse Art Nouveau Poster 16x12 1898 Reprint
Striking vintage-style reproduction of Leopoldo Metlicovitz's celebrated 1898 Art Nouveau advertising poster, Fleurs de Mousse, created for the French perfume house Sauzé Frères of Paris.
The composition is a classic example of turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau commercial graphic design, featuring an elegant female figure holding a perfume vessel surrounded by flowers and fluttering butterflies. Rich coral-red, pink, deep blue, green and yellow tones combine with the flowing typography of Fleurs de Mousse to create the sensuous, decorative character associated with Belle Époque advertising.
Printed text reads “Le Grand Parfum à la Mode — Fleurs de Mousse de Sauzé Frères Parfumeurs Paris.” The original poster was designed by Italian painter, illustrator and poster artist Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944) and dates to approximately 1898. The Italian national cultural-heritage catalog identifies the original as a chromolithograph measuring approximately 109.5 × 80 cm.
The original printing history is somewhat nuanced. Museum documentation identifies the work with Metlicovitz and dates it to 1898, while period/original examples have been described as printed by Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi; other documented examples are associated with Officine Ricordi in Milan.
Artist: Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944)
Title: Fleurs de Mousse
Advertiser: Sauzé Frères, Parfumeurs, Paris
Original date: 1898
Art period: Belle Époque / turn of the 20th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Subject: French perfume advertising; female figure, perfume vessel, flowers and butterflies
Original medium: Chromolithograph / color lithographic advertising poster
This example: Later color reproduction/print on paper
Original publisher/printer: Associated with Ricordi; documented original examples also identify Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi.
Place associated with advertisement: Paris, France
Artist nationality: Italian
Orientation: Portrait/vertical
Frame: Unframed
Mat: None
Margins: Wide white margins surrounding printed image
New in sleeve. Ships flat
Sheet size: 18" H x 14" W
Image size: 16" H x 12" W
SKU 5555
The composition is a classic example of turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau commercial graphic design, featuring an elegant female figure holding a perfume vessel surrounded by flowers and fluttering butterflies. Rich coral-red, pink, deep blue, green and yellow tones combine with the flowing typography of Fleurs de Mousse to create the sensuous, decorative character associated with Belle Époque advertising.
Printed text reads “Le Grand Parfum à la Mode — Fleurs de Mousse de Sauzé Frères Parfumeurs Paris.” The original poster was designed by Italian painter, illustrator and poster artist Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944) and dates to approximately 1898. The Italian national cultural-heritage catalog identifies the original as a chromolithograph measuring approximately 109.5 × 80 cm.
The original printing history is somewhat nuanced. Museum documentation identifies the work with Metlicovitz and dates it to 1898, while period/original examples have been described as printed by Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi; other documented examples are associated with Officine Ricordi in Milan.
Artist: Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944)
Title: Fleurs de Mousse
Advertiser: Sauzé Frères, Parfumeurs, Paris
Original date: 1898
Art period: Belle Époque / turn of the 20th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Subject: French perfume advertising; female figure, perfume vessel, flowers and butterflies
Original medium: Chromolithograph / color lithographic advertising poster
This example: Later color reproduction/print on paper
Original publisher/printer: Associated with Ricordi; documented original examples also identify Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi.
Place associated with advertisement: Paris, France
Artist nationality: Italian
Orientation: Portrait/vertical
Frame: Unframed
Mat: None
Margins: Wide white margins surrounding printed image
New in sleeve. Ships flat
Sheet size: 18" H x 14" W
Image size: 16" H x 12" W
SKU 5555
Description
Striking vintage-style reproduction of Leopoldo Metlicovitz's celebrated 1898 Art Nouveau advertising poster, Fleurs de Mousse, created for the French perfume house Sauzé Frères of Paris.
The composition is a classic example of turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau commercial graphic design, featuring an elegant female figure holding a perfume vessel surrounded by flowers and fluttering butterflies. Rich coral-red, pink, deep blue, green and yellow tones combine with the flowing typography of Fleurs de Mousse to create the sensuous, decorative character associated with Belle Époque advertising.
Printed text reads “Le Grand Parfum à la Mode — Fleurs de Mousse de Sauzé Frères Parfumeurs Paris.” The original poster was designed by Italian painter, illustrator and poster artist Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944) and dates to approximately 1898. The Italian national cultural-heritage catalog identifies the original as a chromolithograph measuring approximately 109.5 × 80 cm.
The original printing history is somewhat nuanced. Museum documentation identifies the work with Metlicovitz and dates it to 1898, while period/original examples have been described as printed by Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi; other documented examples are associated with Officine Ricordi in Milan.
Artist: Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944)
Title: Fleurs de Mousse
Advertiser: Sauzé Frères, Parfumeurs, Paris
Original date: 1898
Art period: Belle Époque / turn of the 20th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Subject: French perfume advertising; female figure, perfume vessel, flowers and butterflies
Original medium: Chromolithograph / color lithographic advertising poster
This example: Later color reproduction/print on paper
Original publisher/printer: Associated with Ricordi; documented original examples also identify Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi.
Place associated with advertisement: Paris, France
Artist nationality: Italian
Orientation: Portrait/vertical
Frame: Unframed
Mat: None
Margins: Wide white margins surrounding printed image
New in sleeve. Ships flat
Sheet size: 18" H x 14" W
Image size: 16" H x 12" W
SKU 5555
The composition is a classic example of turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau commercial graphic design, featuring an elegant female figure holding a perfume vessel surrounded by flowers and fluttering butterflies. Rich coral-red, pink, deep blue, green and yellow tones combine with the flowing typography of Fleurs de Mousse to create the sensuous, decorative character associated with Belle Époque advertising.
Printed text reads “Le Grand Parfum à la Mode — Fleurs de Mousse de Sauzé Frères Parfumeurs Paris.” The original poster was designed by Italian painter, illustrator and poster artist Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944) and dates to approximately 1898. The Italian national cultural-heritage catalog identifies the original as a chromolithograph measuring approximately 109.5 × 80 cm.
The original printing history is somewhat nuanced. Museum documentation identifies the work with Metlicovitz and dates it to 1898, while period/original examples have been described as printed by Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi; other documented examples are associated with Officine Ricordi in Milan.
Artist: Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868–1944)
Title: Fleurs de Mousse
Advertiser: Sauzé Frères, Parfumeurs, Paris
Original date: 1898
Art period: Belle Époque / turn of the 20th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Subject: French perfume advertising; female figure, perfume vessel, flowers and butterflies
Original medium: Chromolithograph / color lithographic advertising poster
This example: Later color reproduction/print on paper
Original publisher/printer: Associated with Ricordi; documented original examples also identify Moullot Fils Aîné, Marseille-Paris, under license from Ricordi.
Place associated with advertisement: Paris, France
Artist nationality: Italian
Orientation: Portrait/vertical
Frame: Unframed
Mat: None
Margins: Wide white margins surrounding printed image
New in sleeve. Ships flat
Sheet size: 18" H x 14" W
Image size: 16" H x 12" W
SKU 5555
Leopoldo Metlicovitz Fleurs de Mousse Art Nouveau Poster 16x12 1898 Reprint
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