Théophile Roederer & Co./Champagne. 1897. Louis-Theophile Hingre.24 ¾ x 50

Théophile Roederer & Co./Champagne. 1897. Louis-Theophile Hingre.

24 ¾ x 50 5/8 in./63 x 128.5 cm

For one of the most beloved Champagne houses in France, Hingre fuses the motifs of Mucha with the poses of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and produces a work that perfectly balances lightness, strength, structure and opulence. It’s a rather fine translation of the Champagne itself into visual form. Hingre wasn’t just a graphic artist; he also worked in metal sculpture, and the sculpted guard across the woman’s midriff is a small signature to that effect.

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