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Poster

1900 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour poster with an illustration of a woman emblematic of Austro-Hungary, shown full-length, on the left; behind the woman can be glimpsed a man. On the left is a series of smaller illustrations depicting the Austro-Hungarian pavillions at the Paris International Exhibition.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Poster advertising the Austro-Hungarian section of the International Exhibition, Paris, 1900. Illustrated with a figure emblematic of Austro Hungary. Colour lithograph, designed by Alphonse Mucha.
Physical description
Colour poster with an illustration of a woman emblematic of Austro-Hungary, shown full-length, on the left; behind the woman can be glimpsed a man. On the left is a series of smaller illustrations depicting the Austro-Hungarian pavillions at the Paris International Exhibition.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 101cm
  • Size of sheet width: 70.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Oesterreich / Auf der / Weltausstellung / Paris 1900' (Lettered at the top of sheet)
  • 'Wiener Restaurant' 'Ehrensaal' 'Oesterreich Reichshaus' 'Tiroler Ansitz' 'Pavill Siemens Halske' 'Krupp Reconvalesc Heim' 'Chefarch L Baumann' (Illustrations lettered with captions)
  • 'Arch. L. Baumann' (Illustrations lettered with architect's name)
  • 'Mucha Paris' (Signed)
  • 'Kunstanstalt G. Czetger Wien.' (Lettered with name of printer)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.1286-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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