Original Rayon d’Or (Golden Ray) Vintage Art Nouveau Poster – Belle Époque Gaslight Ad | Linen-Backed

$5,600.00

Artist:  PAL, (Jean de Paléologue) 1860-1942

Size:  47.5″ x 31.5″ linen-backed

Stone Lithograph – Art nouveau / Belle Époque

Year:  1895

 

Inv # 25107

Description

Original Rayon d’Or (Golden Ray) vintage poster presented here as a rare and valuable Belle Époque Art Nouveau advertising masterpiece from a private collection. Created circa 1895, this original poster captures the romance of gaslight through a luminous, symbolic scene—archival linen backed and in excellent condition, with no restoration and no damage.

“Dernier mot de l’éclairage” (The Last Word in Lighting) personifies illumination through PAL’s winged goddess reaching toward a brilliant star, transforming darkness into the warmth of domestic light. The composition is dominated by deep, atmospheric blues and vibrant golden-yellow highlights that make the lamp’s “golden ray” feel radiant and alive.

This original vintage lithograph poster is conservation-mounted, acid-free, and linen-backed—ready to frame with confidence. It remains a compelling example of how early modern advertising blended classical beauty, mythology, and industrial progress into public art.

Every vintage poster is accompanied by a Free Certificate of Authenticity

Artist:  PAL, (Jean de Paléologue) – (1860-1942)

Size:  47.5″ x 31.5″ linen-backed

Stone Lithograph – Art nouveau / Belle Époque

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