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Exhibition Publique de Dessins, Aquarelles, Pastels, Tableaux, Lithographies. Hôtel des Ventes

Poster
1895 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster is advertising an exhibition and sale of drawings and watercolours at the Hôtel des Ventes in Paris in 1895. As one of the artists featured in the exhibition, Alfred Roedel was asked to create a poster for it. The poster depicts the Montmartre district of Paris. Its windmills are shown in the background. The poster also shows a young woman carrying two pictures, either to or from the exhibition.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleExhibition Publique de Dessins, Aquarelles, Pastels, Tableaux, Lithographies. Hôtel des Ventes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Alfred Roedel. Poster for an exhibition and art sale at the Hôtel des Ventes, Paris, 1895.
Physical description
Poster for an art sale showing a woman in a red dress carrying a picture under her arm with windmills in the background
Dimensions
  • Height: 1305mm
  • Width: 909mm
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This poster is advertising an exhibition and sale of drawings and watercolours at the Hôtel des Ventes in Paris in 1895. As one of the artists featured in the exhibition, Alfred Roedel was asked to create a poster for it. The poster depicts the Montmartre district of Paris. Its windmills are shown in the background. The poster also shows a young woman carrying two pictures, either to or from the exhibition.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Accession number
E.2440-1938

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2003
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