Lait pur Sterilise - Original 1896 Color Lithograph after Steinlen

Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper. Lifetime impression after Theophile Alexander Steinlen (Swiss, French). Artist's transcribed signature lower left. Transcribed from Steinlen's original large size 1894 poster for a local dairy.
 
This image, Lait pur Sterilise, was publshed in 1896 in the monthly series Les Affiches Illustrees, a collection of small sized poster images for art collectors. The series was published during 1896 and 1897 by Ernest Maindron and was printed at Imprimeire Chaix in Paris. G. Boudet was the editor. Edition size is 1,025 copies; a great many have not survived in good condition. Many have not survived at all. The sheet was inspected apart from the frame and found to be in excellent condition.

- Lait pur Sterilise, from the monthly series Les Affiches Illustrees

- Year of publication:  1896

- Image size:  9 inches H x 6-1/2 inches W (23 cm x 16 cm)

- Sheet size:  12-1/4 H inches x 8-3/4 inches W (31 cm x 22 cm)

Conservation framed in gold-leaf frame. Finished with off-white linen matting and matching gold filet. All materials are acid free. Set behind a UV-resistant acrylic cover. Framed size is:  17-1/2 inches H x 14-1/2 inches W (37 cm x 44 cm).