L'Illustration
Aperitif - St Raphaël Quinquina, 1938
An original vintage chromolithograph
13 x 9 ½ in
33 x 24 cm
33 x 24 cm
DECp2447
St Raphaël Quinquina: Advertisement with the iconic silhouette of the “Twins, two waiters inspired by actors Armand Bernard and Paul Marien. The Parisian weekly newspaper L’Illustration was founded in 1843...
St Raphaël Quinquina: Advertisement with the iconic silhouette of the “Twins, two waiters inspired by actors Armand Bernard and Paul Marien.
The Parisian weekly newspaper L’Illustration was founded in 1843 by the distinguished lawyer and critic Edouard Charton to improve knowledge and artistic tastes, and was one of the first French newspapers to utilise new techniques in printing. Popular in the bistros of Paris since its successful promotion at the 1900 Exposition, St Raphael, an aromatised fortified wine or quinquina created in 1830, became particularly adept at utilising art for advertisement, and closely associated with the happy years of peace between WWI and WWII.
The Parisian weekly newspaper L’Illustration was founded in 1843 by the distinguished lawyer and critic Edouard Charton to improve knowledge and artistic tastes, and was one of the first French newspapers to utilise new techniques in printing. Popular in the bistros of Paris since its successful promotion at the 1900 Exposition, St Raphael, an aromatised fortified wine or quinquina created in 1830, became particularly adept at utilising art for advertisement, and closely associated with the happy years of peace between WWI and WWII.
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