Iris

Adolfo Hohenstein

1898 · Colour lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche plate after the poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

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About this work

Artist: Adolfo Hohenstein (1854–1928)
Year: 1898
Medium: Colour lithograph (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche plate after the poster)
Original size: 39 × 29 cm
Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, reduced plate)
Movement: Art Nouveau

The heroine of Mascagni's opera Iris, in a flowing gown, rises among irises against a pale sky, under the lettering Iris and the names of the composer and the publisher Ricordi. Hohenstein designed the poster in 1898 for the opera's first production in Rome, and it is one of the earliest Italian posters in the Art Nouveau manner, the Stile Liberty, which he introduced to Ricordi's posters. This is the reduced version issued in 1899 as plate 180 of Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, printed by Chaix in Paris; the original poster was about two metres tall. The impression reproduced is from the Bibliothèque nationale de France's copy of the series.

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

Where it works

A pale figure among irises in soft green and violet, for a bedroom, music room or hallway at 12×18 or 16×24 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It suits a white or sage wall and pairs with Grasset's Exposition des Artistes Décorateurs.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Art Nouveau painting
Era: 19th century (1898)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cornflower blue, cream & beige
Mood: decorative, sophisticated
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, 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 Iris in the public domain?

Yes. Adolfo Hohenstein (1854–1928) 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 Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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 Iris painted, and in what medium?

Iris dates from 1898 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 Iris we'd choose 12×18.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Adolfo Hohenstein's Iris — the heroine of Mascagni's opera Iris, in a flowing gown, rises among irises against a pale sky, under the lettering Iris and the names of the composer and the publisher Ricordi — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Stile Liberty and The Opera Poster, 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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