Aux Galeries Sédanaises — Nouveautés (c. 1880s)

Highlights

• Premium canvas print of Aux Galeries Sédanaises — Nouveautés (c. 1880s) — original photography by Nicedesigns
• Hand-stretched 1.5" gallery wrap canvas — arrives ready to hang, no frame needed
• Fade-resistant inks for long-lasting color and rich tones, made to order
• Made to order in the United States by niceandco.
• Finished size 8" W x 8" H

Description

A vibrant Belle Époque lithographic advertisement depicts three elegantly dressed women — two adults and a child — modeling fashionable dark ensembles against a soft cloud-grey backdrop, with prices and garment names (Visite, Fédora, Nanette) displayed below each figure. The poster promotes Aux Galeries Sédanaises, a department store located at 6 Grande Rue in Sedan, France — a historic town in the Ardennes region near the Belgian border, known in the 19th century as a centre of textile manufacturing. Arthur Jeanteur, the store's proprietor, commissioned this poster to advertise new arrivals ('Nouveautés'), boasting prices competitive with those in Paris.