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Red Star Line: Antwerp–New York

Henri Cassiers

1899 · Colour lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche plate after the poster) · The New York Public Library

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist
Henri Cassiers (1858–1944)
Year
1899
Medium
Colour lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche plate after the poster)
Original size
39 × 29 cm
Collection
The New York Public Library (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, reduced plate)
Movement
Art Nouveau
Series
Les Maîtres de l'Affiche

A stocky Flemish fisherman in a sou'wester stands with his back to us on a green dune, watching a steamer leave the harbour under a deep blue sky. Henri Cassiers designed the poster in 1899 for the Red Star Line's passenger service between Antwerp and New York; it was printed by O. de Rycker in Brussels. This is plate 228 of Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, printed by Chaix in 1900.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Cobalt, olive and cream, for a hallway, study or coastal-house wall at 12×18 or 16×24 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It suits a white or navy wall and pairs with d'Alési's Paris à Venise.

Style, size & framing detail
Style
Exhibition poster of a Art Nouveau painting
Era
19th century (1899)
Orientation
Portrait
Palette
cream & beige
Mood
decorative, sophisticated
Rooms
hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room
Good gift for
housewarming, 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. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials
• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
Shipping & returns
Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →
Is this the whole painting, or a crop?
The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.
Is Red Star Line: Antwerp–New York in the public domain?
Yes. Henri Cassiers (1858–1944) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The New York Public Library (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche.
What is it printed on?
Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.
When was Red Star Line: Antwerp–New York painted, and in what medium?
Red Star Line: Antwerp–New York dates from 1899 and was made in colour lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche plate after the poster); the original measures 39 × 29 cm.
What size works above a sofa or bed?
Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Red Star Line: Antwerp–New York we'd choose 12×18.
About this design
A museum-exhibition poster of Henri Cassiers's Red Star Line: Antwerp–New York — a stocky Flemish fisherman in a sou'wester stands with his back to us on a green dune, watching a steamer leave the harbour under a deep blue sky — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Belgian Art Nouveau, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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