Bec Auer
Poster
1896 (made)
1896 (made)
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This poster advertises a brand of light fitting that incorporates an incandescent burner. It shows how difficult it was for artists and designers at this period to find an apt graphic language to represent new products. The designer has fallen back on the convention of using the female form, but the resulting image fails to convey effectively the nature and application of the product being advertised.
Object details
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| Title | Bec Auer (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Colour lithograph poster advertising Bec Auer incandescent gas mantles, designed by Henri Privat-Livemont, Belgian, 1896. |
| Physical description | Poster advertising Bec Auer incandescent gas mantles, featuring a woman wearing a headdress made of lamps. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Bec Auer (Brand; Front top) |
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| Summary | This poster advertises a brand of light fitting that incorporates an incandescent burner. It shows how difficult it was for artists and designers at this period to find an apt graphic language to represent new products. The designer has fallen back on the convention of using the female form, but the resulting image fails to convey effectively the nature and application of the product being advertised. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.604-1962 |
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| Record created | December 31, 2003 |
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