Le Grand Siècle de l’Affiche · Les Maîtres de l’Affiche
Maîtres de l'Affiche, Vol. 2, Plate 52 — Will Bradley
Will Bradley · Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, vol. 2 (Imprimerie Chaix, Paris), 1895
What it is
A colour lithograph by the American designer Will Bradley, issued in 1895 as plate 52 of volume 2 of Les Maîtres de l'Affiche and printed by the Imprimerie Chaix in Paris.
Why it matters
Les Maîtres de l'Affiche was Paris's monthly anthology of the best poster art of the moment, and Bradley was one of the few Americans the series let in among the French and Belgian masters. His work carried the new Art Nouveau vocabulary across the Atlantic and back, proving the style was not a Parisian monopoly.
What to notice
Look at how much is done with almost nothing: unbroken black silhouettes and a whiplash contour holding the whole design together on very few inks.
An outsider's line, printed with the house it came to rival.
Provenance
- School
- Belle Époque — the Affiche (France)
- Designer
- Will Bradley
- Printer / house
- Imprimerie Chaix
- Format
- Advertising poster
- Poster published
- Les Maîtres de l'Affiche, vol. 2 (Imprimerie Chaix, Paris), 1895
- Source
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)
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 2026-07-18.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 27x41" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
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