Two Girls at the Printing Press
This lithograph is typical of Berthon’s Art Nouveau style. Berthon mainly produced posters; in 1900 he made this print for the Salon des Arts Libéraux. The poster was also printed in editions without letters for collectors. Only a few copies with the letters have survived. It is interesting to see two women pictured near a printing
press. For many centuries, printing and printmaking was a world dominated by men. Although we do not know whether Berthon was sending a message to the visitors to the Salon, the poster seems to introduce the 20th-century printing revolution, which will see women play a central role in disseminating powerful images and texts.
press. For many centuries, printing and printmaking was a world dominated by men. Although we do not know whether Berthon was sending a message to the visitors to the Salon, the poster seems to introduce the 20th-century printing revolution, which will see women play a central role in disseminating powerful images and texts.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 20/1932/131
- Collection Class
- Prints
- Medium
- lithograph on paper
- Common Name
- Two Girls at the Printing Press
- Simple Name
- Inscription Transcription
- PAUL BERTHON
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Production Date
- 1900
- Production Person Initials
- Paul Emile
- Production Person Surname
- Berthon
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
