1900 French Art Nouveau Trade Card, Brussels (Framed) Quebec Poster Each maquette measures roughly 2

Each maquette measures roughly 2 x 3 inches - they seem to have been executed in watercolor on arches paper and then mounted on black presentation paper

Jean Leloup is the stage name of Québécois singer-songwriter Jean Leclerc

The posters’ effectiveness arises from complex designs of words and symbols to communicate

This poster was produced in the 1950s by the "Ministère des Travaux Publics

1900 French Art Nouveau Trade Card, Brussels (Framed) Quebec Poster Each maquette measures roughly 2Date: 1900 Size: card: 4. 25" x 3", frame: 11" x 9. 5" Artist: Unknown In the late 1800s and early 1900s companies often issued collector cards as a way of getting consumers to buy more product much like hockey or baseball cards in the 20th century. Cigarette companies, sewing machine companies, and in this case, a company that made soup bouillon cubes (Liebig) found new and novel subjects like faraway destinations (in this case, Brussels!) to entice