La Bohème
1896 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Adolfo Hohenstein (1854–1928)
- Year
- 1896
- Medium
- Colour lithograph (poster)
- Original size
- 97 × 65 cm
- Collection
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (department of Prints and Photography)
- Movement
- Art Nouveau
Marcello, Musetta, Mimì and Rodolfo meet at the toll gate in the snow in the third act of Puccini's opera, a bare tree and a tavern wall behind them, under the lettering "La Bohème de G. Puccini" and the name of the publishers G. Ricordi & C. Hohenstein designed the poster in 1896 for the opera's first production at the Teatro Regio in Turin and the publication of its score; this is the French edition printed for Ricordi's Paris office. Hohenstein, Ricordi's artistic director, also designed the sets and costumes of the first production. The impression reproduced is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A snowy quartet in grey, brown and red, for a music room, study or hallway at 18×24 or 24×32 in thin black, no mat. It suits a white or grey wall and pairs with Hohenstein's Iris.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Art Nouveau painting
- Era
- 19th century (1896)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×32 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
