Description
Vintage French Advertising Poster
Dépôt de Chocolat
Masson
Paris
Chocolat Mexicain
Peu sucré. Le plus digestif.
This image is a famous vintage Art Nouveau advertising poster for Chocolat Masson, a Parisian chocolate manufacturer. Created by the Swiss decorative artist Eugène Grasset in around 1897, the poster promotes their "Chocolat Mexicain" product.
Poster Details
Artist: Eugène Grasset (1845-1917), a pioneer in the Art Nouveau design movement.
Company: Chocolat Masson, Paris.
Product: "Chocolat Mexicain" (Mexican Chocolate), described in the French text as "Peu sucré. Le plus digestif" (Little sugar. The most digestive).
Date: Circa 1897.
Style: The design is a rich Art Nouveau blend of intricate patterns, textures, and decorative curves.
Imagery: It depicts a tender moment between a mother and daughter, as the child is given a cup of hot chocolate.
This is considered the more beautiful of two designs Grasset created for the company and is part of a larger series of advertising panels called "The Ages of Man".
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Dépôt de Chocolat
Masson
Paris
Chocolat Mexicain
Peu sucré. Le plus digestif.
This image is a famous vintage Art Nouveau advertising poster for Chocolat Masson, a Parisian chocolate manufacturer. Created by the Swiss decorative artist Eugène Grasset in around 1897, the poster promotes their "Chocolat Mexicain" product.
Poster Details
Artist: Eugène Grasset (1845-1917), a pioneer in the Art Nouveau design movement.
Company: Chocolat Masson, Paris.
Product: "Chocolat Mexicain" (Mexican Chocolate), described in the French text as "Peu sucré. Le plus digestif" (Little sugar. The most digestive).
Date: Circa 1897.
Style: The design is a rich Art Nouveau blend of intricate patterns, textures, and decorative curves.
Imagery: It depicts a tender moment between a mother and daughter, as the child is given a cup of hot chocolate.
This is considered the more beautiful of two designs Grasset created for the company and is part of a larger series of advertising panels called "The Ages of Man".
