Masters of the Poster: Poster for Exhibition of Artistic Posters of Wilhelm Söborg
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1895
This work is a color lithograph poster designed by Danish artist Paul Gustav Fischer (1860–1934) and published by Soborg in Copenhagen around 1895. The composition depicts a bustling café or dining interior with multiple patrons and waitstaff under illuminated lamps against a warm yellow-orange backdrop. In the foreground, a seated man wearing striped trousers and a dark jacket holds open a large printed sheet featuring prominent typography. Next to him is a small table set with glassware and a carafe.
The print is executed in color lithography on paper, measuring 39.9 by 28.9 cm for the full sheet, with an image area of 27.6 by 20 cm. The design incorporates framed graphic elements, figurative illustration, and integrated commercial lettering across the lower portion of the image and margin, associated with the French 19th-century context of poster production and dissemination.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- color lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 39.9 x 28.9 cm (15 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.); Image: 27.6 x 20 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Paul Gustav Fischer (Danish, 1860–1934); Soborg, Copenhagen
- Culture recorded
- France, 19th century
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Cleveland Museum of Art collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Masters of the Poster: Poster for Exhibition of Artistic Posters of Wilhelm Söborg
- Museum object number
- 2009.581
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.