Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian-French poster artist who gained popularity during the early part of the twentieth century, and the Maurin Quina absinthe ad is one of his best-known images. It depicts a cartoonish green devil, floating against a black field and uncorking a bottle of liqueur emblazoned with the company’s label. This style of advertising …
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Warhol!
Not all of our projects involve posters or even linen backing. Sometimes we get unusual things that need a little cleaning up. This is an original invitation to Andy Warhol’s 1966 multimedia event Exploding Plastic Inevitable. Like most things Warholian, it is worth some money, and the client naturally wanted it to look as presentable …
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