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I only smoke NIL
Artist: Leonetto Cappiello
Year: 1912
Size: 120 x 160 cm / 47.2 x 63″
About this poster
One of the most famous of all Cappiello designs, this image promotes LE NIL, the cigarette rolling paper which was introduced by Joseph Bardou & fils in 1887. Cappiello has chosen the elephant, with its tough hide, to symbolise the paper’s tear resistance.
Artist: Leonetto Cappiello
Leonetto Cappiello was born in 1875 in Livorno, Italy and died in 1942 in Cannes, France. In 1898 he moved to Paris and became known through his caricatures of famous artists of the time, such as Yvette Guilbert. Around 1900 he started designing posters and soon became the most famous poster designer of his generation in France, following in the footsteps of Chéret and Toulouse-Lautrec. His large-format colour li... more
Leonetto Cappiello was born in 1875 in Livorno, Italy and died in 1942 in Cannes, France. In 1898 he moved to Paris and became known through his caricatures ...
Poster details
- Poster No.: 3214
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- Company: Josph Bardou & Fils, F
- Printer: Vercasson, Paris
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- Size: 120 x 160 cm / 47.2 x 63″
- Printing technique:Lithograph in colours
- Condition:
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Very good condition. Picture preserved. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. Mounted on acid-free linen. - Category:
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- Publications:The Posters of Leonetto Cappiello
