Lippincott's May
Date1895
Artist
Will Carqueville
(American illustrator and poster artist, 1871–1946)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for Lippincott's, May 1895
Les Maitres de l'Affiche, 1896, plate 44
Les Affiches Étrangères, p. 150
MediumFour-color commercial lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 18 5/8 × 12 in. (47.3 × 30.5 cm)
sheet: 18 13/16 × 12 5/16 in. (47.8 × 31.3 cm)
sheet: 18 13/16 × 12 5/16 in. (47.8 × 31.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles L. Reese, Jr., 1975
Object number1975-114
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextA native of Chicago, Will Carqueville founded his own lithographic press there after his art studies in Paris, where he became familiar with a wide range of poster llustration. He designed posters for various American magazines, including the literary monthly Lippincott's, which published work by Willa Cather and Oscar Wilde, among many other notable authors. Carqueville’s style feature simple, graceful compositions with distinct outlines and flat areas of color, traits shared with Edward Penfield.
