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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
Five Schools, Built to Deepen · The Ricordi House
La Bohème, musica di Puccini, G. Ricordi & C. Editori (Adolfo Hohenstein, 1895)
Adolfo Hohenstein (1854-1928) · La Bohème, G. Ricordi & C. Editori, 1895
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
The Italian poster for Puccini's La Bohème by Adolfo Hohenstein, printed by the Officine G. Ricordi in Milan and signed A Hohenstein 95; the BnF holds it as btv1b9008145q.
Why it matters
Hohenstein also designed the sets and costumes for the 1896 premiere, so the poster image comes from the production's own designer.
What to notice
The signature and date sit in the stone: AHohenstein 95.
The opera's first face, made by its own designer.
Provenance
- School
- The Ricordi House (Various)
- Designer
- Adolfo Hohenstein (1854-1928)
- Printer / house
- Officine G. Ricordi & C., Milan
- Format
- Theater poster
- Poster published
- La Bohème, G. Ricordi & C. Editori, 1895
- Source
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b9008145q
Live trademark
Ricordi — sold here as history, never adopted into this house’s own branding.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
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