Eugénie Buffet Tous les Soirs Ambassadeurs
Poster
1893 (printed)
1893 (printed)
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This poster by Lucien Métivet was the first of three he designed for the singer Eugénie Buffet. Métivet was a painter and an illustrator, and he contributed illustrations to humorous periodicals. His posters, including this one, are recognised as classics. Eugénie Buffet sang in Paris at the Ambassadeurs café-concert and projected the persona of a Parisian working girl in her performances. This poster supports that image. It shows her walking down a street, a wintery wind blowing her skirt and scarf, her hands stuffed deep in her pockets to shield them from the cold. She gazes intensely at the viewer. Tones of grey dominate the poster, and the eye is drawn to Buffet's face, with her red scarf and rosy cheeks.
Object details
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| Title | Eugénie Buffet Tous les Soirs Ambassadeurs (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster by Lucien Métivet advertising Eugénie Buffet at the Ambassadeurs. France, 1893. |
| Physical description | A woman standing in a windswept, snowy street wearing a black dress, grey jacket and a red shawl. A poster bearing her name is fixed to the fence next to her. |
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| Gallery label | EUGÉNIE BUFFET TOUS LES SOIRS AMBASSADEURS
E.249-1921
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
This poster advertises the appearance of the singer Eugénie Buffet at the Ambassadeurs café-concert. Its designer, Lucien Marie Francois Métivet, was a painter, illustrator and poster artist who studied at the Académie Julian and the Atelier Cormon. He exhibited with the Société des Artistes Francais from 1889 to 1891, but turned to drawing rather than painting, contributing humorous illustrations to periodicals such as Rire, Courrier Francais and Journal Amusant. His poster of Napoleon won the 1895 New York competition organised by The Century magazine.
Given by Mrs. J. T. Clarke(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs J.T. Clarke |
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| Summary | This poster by Lucien Métivet was the first of three he designed for the singer Eugénie Buffet. Métivet was a painter and an illustrator, and he contributed illustrations to humorous periodicals. His posters, including this one, are recognised as classics. Eugénie Buffet sang in Paris at the Ambassadeurs café-concert and projected the persona of a Parisian working girl in her performances. This poster supports that image. It shows her walking down a street, a wintery wind blowing her skirt and scarf, her hands stuffed deep in her pockets to shield them from the cold. She gazes intensely at the viewer. Tones of grey dominate the poster, and the eye is drawn to Buffet's face, with her red scarf and rosy cheeks. |
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| Accession number | E.249-1921 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2004 |
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