Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée. Le Mont-Blanc (1906)
François Cachoud1906 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1943)
Specifications
- Year
- 1906
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1866–1943
About the artwork
"Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée. Le Mont-Blanc" (1906) is a work by François Cachoud. Context for 1906: The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. The catalogue places it in Vintage Posters. The format is portrait. Background on Vintage Posters: Colour lithography in the 1890s turned the illustrated poster into a major art form, and cities such as Paris and Prague became centres of poster design. Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and later modernist design each left a recognisable poster style.
"Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée. Le Mont-Blanc" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
French, 1866–1943
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