Description
This original vintage advertising linen-backed label for Cognac Albert Robin is the work of Leonetto Cappiello, the Italian-born artist widely regarded as the father of the modern advertising poster. Cappiello’s genius was the “isolated figure” — a single, oversized, unmissable subject set against a flat, saturated ground — and here it appears at full force: a brilliant red-and-orange bird balanced on a branded cognac barrel, rendered in the vivid colour and confident line that made his liquor campaigns famous.
Produced in France in the early 20th century, the piece is a classic example of the era when cognac houses commissioned leading artists to translate the warmth and character of their spirit into imagery. The deep black background makes the bird’s plumage glow, a device Cappiello used to seize the eye from across a crowded café wall.
We source original lithographic advertising material like this from estates and collections in Europe and the United States. Every piece is examined for authenticity and condition before it is offered, and this poster is sold as described above. It ships with our museum-grade Certificate of Authenticity.
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