Artist · 16 prints
Henri Privat-Livemont Prints
About Privat-Livemont
Privat-Livemont (1861–1936), born Privat Antoine Théodore Livemont in Schaerbeek, Brussels, was a Belgian painter, decorator and poster designer. He studied drawing at the academy in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode under Louis Hendrickx, then spent 1883 to 1889 in Paris, helping decorate the Hôtel de Ville (city hall) and painting theatre scenery, and showing at the Paris Salon in 1886 and 1887. He then returned to Schaerbeek, set up as a painter and decorator, and from 1891 taught drawing at the local design school.
Livemont began as a Symbolist painter but is best known for his Art Nouveau posters, the decorative style of flowing lines and natural forms that swept European design around 1900.
Henri Privat-Livemont prints: reproductions of the Art Nouveau posters the Belgian designer Privat-Livemont made between 1895 and 1902. The collection includes Absinthe Robette (1896), Cacao Van Houten (1897), La Vague (The Wave) (1897), Rajah (1899) and the Automobile Club de France poster for the 5th Salon de l'Automobile (1902).
Most of this selection is advertising posters for drinks, cocoa, corsets and cologne, most built around a woman with long flowing hair framed by a decorative border. Several are offered in versions without lettering, such as the Tropon and J.C. Boldoot designs, which show the figure on its own. The colours are soft greens, golds, creams and pale blues.
The drink and cocoa posters suit kitchens, dining rooms and home bars; the unlettered designs and La Vague work well in bedrooms, bathrooms and hallways. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
