{"product_id":"lucien-lefevre-absinthe-mugnier-french-poster-dijon-16x6-image-1895-reprint","title":"Lucien Lefevre Absinthe Mugnier French Poster Dijon 16x6 Image 1895 Reprint","description":"A colorful example of classic Belle Époque French advertising art, reproducing Lucien Lefèvre's celebrated 1895 “Absinthe Mugnier” poster created for Frédéric Mugnier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dramatic vertical composition depicts a smiling, exotically dressed soldier carrying his rifle and equipment while enthusiastically raising a bottle of Mugnier absinthe. Bold red-and-black lettering announces “ABSINTHE MUGNIER”, with the advertising copy “En Vente Partout” and “Frédéric Mugnier – Seul Fabricant – Dijon – Genève.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original poster was designed by French poster artist Lucien Lefèvre and printed in Paris in 1895 by Imprimerie Chaix \/ Ateliers Chéret. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs records the original monumental advertising poster at approximately 244 × 86 cm, executed as a color lithograph on paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis composition belongs to the golden age of French poster design—the Belle Époque \/ fin-de-siècle period—and combines bold commercial typography, saturated color and lively figurative illustration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Lucien Lefèvre (French)\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Absinthe Mugnier\u003cbr\u003eAdvertiser: Frédéric Mugnier\u003cbr\u003eOriginal date: 1895\u003cbr\u003eArt period: Belle Époque \/ Fin de Siècle\u003cbr\u003eStyle: French advertising poster \/ early Art Nouveau-era graphic design\u003cbr\u003eSubject: Absinthe advertising; military figure raising a bottle\u003cbr\u003eOriginal medium: Color lithograph on paper\u003cbr\u003eThis example: Appears to be a later color reproduction on paper\u003cbr\u003eOriginal printer: Imprimerie Chaix (Ateliers Chéret), Paris\u003cbr\u003eOriginal printer address: 20 Rue Bergère, Paris\u003cbr\u003eOriginal publisher\/commission: Frédéric Mugnier\u003cbr\u003ePlace of origin: Paris, France\u003cbr\u003eLocations advertised: Dijon and Genève\/Geneva\u003cbr\u003eVisible wording: “Absinthe Mugnier – En Vente Partout – Frédéric Mugnier – Seul Fabricant – Dijon – Genève”\u003cbr\u003eOriginal artist signature\/date: Lefèvre 95 appears in the original design; the museum also documents the printed signature and date at lower right.\u003cbr\u003eOrientation: Vertical \/ portrait\u003cbr\u003eFrame: Unframed\u003cbr\u003eMat: None\u003cbr\u003eSheet: White paper with broad margins surrounding the reproduced image\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew in sleeve. Ships flat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheet size: 18\" H x 14\" W\u003cbr\u003eImage size: 16\" H x 6\" W\u003cbr\u003eSKU 5552","brand":"Lucien Lefevre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44191424479350,"sku":"5552","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/6547\/8518\/files\/6e97b26c-e267-4544-a204-2847196bd9e9.jpg?v=1789490778","url":"https:\/\/templetonantiques.com\/products\/lucien-lefevre-absinthe-mugnier-french-poster-dijon-16x6-image-1895-reprint","provider":"Templeton Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}