Original French Art Nouveau poster

Rare original French Art Nouveau poster, drawn by Adolphe Léon Willette (1857–1926) and published in Paris in 1915.
The poster was created in connection with the national fundraising day “Journée du Poilu” on 25–26 December 1915, in support of the soldiers at the front during the First World War.

The motif, with the text “Enfin seuls…!” (“Alone at last!”), shows a French soldier returning home on leave for Christmas and embracing his wife, a motif typical of its time, reflecting the privations and hopes of the First World War.
Framed in a pine frame with glass.

Printed by: Devambez, Paris 1915.

Bibliography: Rémy Paillard, “Affiches” 14–18 1986
Geneva's page. 61

Condition: Age-related vintage condition, small right corner missing, paper yellowed

Specifications

SKU 106259

Origin France

Year 1915

Dimensions (cm) Frame: 123 x 84 x 1,5 | Poster: 118,5 | 79

Material Paper | Glass | Wood

Report Kirstinehøj 27C, 2770 Kastrup

Style Art Nouveau

Artist Devambez