
Absinthe Robette (Primary Title)
Henri Privat-Livemont, Belgian, 1861–1936 (Artist)
Lithographer
and designer Henri Privat-Livemont composed this poster for the Belgian
distillery Robette’s intoxicating drink absinthe, which was a popular beverage
at the turn of the century. The female figure offers up a glass of absinthe
topped by a spoon holding a sugar cube, over which water was poured to mix with
the alcohol. The poster’s green background alludes to the drink’s color, which
was achieved by brewing wormwood, a plant that Privat-Livemont depicts in the
decorative left border.
Sydney and Frances Lewis Endowment Fund
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