A grinning white-costumed Pierrot holds out his little glass while an elegant woman in a red off-the-shoulder corset gown and matching plumed hat tips a great bottle of Cusenier Peach-Brandy toward him. PAL's turn-of-the-century poster stages the peach liqueur as a merry toast, its bold lettering announcing Liqueur de Peches a la Vieille Fine Champagne.
PAL, the pen name of Jean de Paleologue, was one of the Belle Epoque's most flamboyant poster artists, famous for glamorous figures and theatrical color. Here he turns a simple advertisement into a scene of playful seduction, exactly the kind of image built to stop a passer-by cold.
As wall art it makes a lively focal point above a home bar or bar cart, in a dining room, or on a gallery wall of vintage advertisements. Each print is a museum-quality reproduction on premium archival matte paper, with rich, faithful color, ready to frame.