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This lithograph is typical of Berthon's Art Nouveau style. Berthon mainly produced posters; in 1900 he made this print for the Salon des Arts Libéraux. The poster was also printed in editions without letters for collectors. Only a few examples with the letters have survived.
It is interesting to see two women pictured near a printing press. For many centuries, printing and printmaking was a world dominated by men. Although we do not know whether Berthon was sending a message to the visitors to the Salon, the poster seems to introduce the twentieth-century printing revolution, which will see women play a central role in disseminating powerful images and texts.
It is interesting to see two women pictured near a printing press. For many centuries, printing and printmaking was a world dominated by men. Although we do not know whether Berthon was sending a message to the visitors to the Salon, the poster seems to introduce the twentieth-century printing revolution, which will see women play a central role in disseminating powerful images and texts.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter
Title
Two Girls at the Printing Press
Date
1900
Medium
colour lithograph on paper
Accession number
20/1932/131
Work type
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Queen Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3RX England
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