Lance Parfum Rodo
1896 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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About this work
- Artist
- Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939)
- Year
- 1896
- Medium
- Colour lithograph (poster)
- Original size
- 44 × 32 cm
- Collection
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (department of Prints and Photography)
- Movement
- Art Nouveau
A young woman with piled golden hair holds a small glass spray to her face, her eyes closed, a cloud of scent and a circle of ornament behind her, under the lettering Lance Parfum Rodo. Mucha designed the poster in 1896 for a perfume atomiser sold by the Société Française des Parfums, one of his earliest commercial posters after the Bernhardt panels; the small format and the delicate drawing of the hair suit the product. Printed by F. Champenois, Paris. The impression reproduced is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A small golden-haired figure with a perfume spray, in warm golds, for a dressing room, bathroom or bedroom at 12×18 or 16×24 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It suits a white or blush wall and pairs with Cycles Perfecta.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Art Nouveau painting
- Era
- 19th century (1896)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, anniversary, her, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
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.
