Absinthe Robette
A woman in sheer drapery raises a glass of green absinthe, framed by a light outline.
The poster is one of the best-known examples of Belgian Art Nouveau. Absinthe was banned in Belgium in 1905, and the poster became a memento of an era. Copies are in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels.
Materials: Colour lithograph on paper
Manufacture: Printed in several colours; the figure surrounded by a white contour that lifts it from the ground.
The white outline separating the figure from the patterned background.
The green drink echoed in the colours of the image.