33.00 USD
Gorgeous Art Nouveau Promotional Image, French Postcard, circa 1910
Fantastic card! Whether it was chocolate, biscuits (cookies to us :) or perfume, some of the loveliest art to find its way onto the postcard during the Belle Epoque was of the promotional variety. Jules Cherét, Alfons Mucha and countless others of that place and time earned their bread primarily as commercial artists. After all, the very idea of Art Nouveau, what was also known in Germany as Jugendstil, was at least in part to place art on a practical level, in industrial design, architecture, and certainly advertising, to make it an uplifting force in the human environment for all humans, perhaps in direct response to what was felt dehumanizing in post industrial revolution society. No info on this artist, sorry, but we'll keep our eyes open.
Very nice condition!
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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