{"title":"Viollier, Auguste","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuguste Viollier (1854–1908)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an illustrator and designer active in French-speaking Europe during the late nineteenth century. Born in Geneva, he worked as a painter, draughtsman and printmaker, producing images for publications and commercial clients at a time when colour lithography was transforming public advertising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"\/products\/viollier-auguste-1854-1908-grands-vins-champagne-auguste-blum-1898\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrands Vins de Champagne Auguste Blum\u003c\/em\u003e (1898)\u003c\/a\u003e is an advertisement for champagne. The combination of decorative imagery and commercial lettering reflects the visual language of the Belle Époque, when manufacturers commissioned artists to make their brands immediately recognisable on the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViollier also contributed illustrations and caricatures to the illustrated press. His career belongs to the same broad period of graphic experimentation as the posters and illustrated designs of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/barbier-george\"\u003eGeorge Barbier\u003c\/a\u003e, although Barbier came to prominence a generation later. Viollier died in 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"viollier-auguste-1854-1908-grands-vins-champagne-auguste-blum-1898","title":"Viollier, Auguste (1854-1908) - Grands Vins Champagne Auguste Blum 1898","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrands Vins de Champagne Auguste Blum\u003c\/em\u003e (1898) is an illustrated champagne advertisement by Auguste Viollier (1854–1908), reflecting the use of colourful lithographic posters in late nineteenth-century French commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 4365 pixels wide by 5823 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/viollier-auguste\"\u003eAuguste Viollier\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64406391980362,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Viollier_Auguste_1854-1908_-GrandsVinsChampagneAugusteBlum1898_main.jpg?v=1794677474"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Viollier_Auguste_1854-1908.jpg?v=1794677616","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/viollier-auguste.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}