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Turn of the Century poster of an old woman with eyeglasses reading the newspaper by the candle light.

Enfin! Je Vois Poster

France, c. 1900

39 x 55 in (99 x 140 cm)

ID #LB39x55-Z-156

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Enfin! Je vois avec les verres lenaphaques.

Translation: At last! I can see with lenaphaques glasses.

It was in the 1890s that the poster started being more widely recognized as form of artistic expression. The poster became an integral part of the cityscape during the Belle Epoque, turn of the century period in Europe—its colorful, larger than life images both indispensible to advertising and a venerated art form in itself.

Printer: Charles Verneau, Paris

Year: c. 1900

Condition: Good, please note two scratches on the top half of the poster

Linen-backed on canvas

500-1000 advertisement antique candle elderly eyesight french glasses newspaper old woman optique medicale original sight size-39x55 toc turn of the century vintage vintage poster vision vision claire douce et sans fatigue

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